These anti-modernisers blindly interpret every effort to talk about global poverty or
gay equality as a sell - out.
Not exact matches
He also advocates workforce
equality and represents Dow's
Gays, Lesbians & Allies at Dow (GLAD) employee network
as management sponsor.
Gay rights are favored by rich liberals in large part because they're seen
as a cost - free way toward greater
equality.
It's embarrassing that so many Americans, people who say they believe in freedom and
equality, have spent so much time and energy trying to justify being anti
gay marriage - with false arguments from the Bible (
as thought that should be the only source of their decisions).
Discussions of
gay marriage can focus
as much on scriptural
equality as on the ability to reproduce.
No argument is more effective in promoting
gay marriage than the insistence that its rejection offends our sense of justice and
equality, especially
as concern for the underprivileged and marginalized lies at the heart of our Judeo - Christian heritage.
Man and Woman: A Defense by Sherif Girgis, Ryan T. Anderson, and Robert P. George Encounter, 168 pages, $ 15.99 No argument is more effective in promoting
gay marriage than the insistence that its rejection offends our sense of justice and
equality, especially
as concern for the....
As I've made it clear in the past, I support marriage
equality and affirm my
gay and lesbian friends who want to commit themselves to another person for life.
You act
as though
gays have already achieved
equality, but sadly this isn't the case.
Here is a link to a video that is a powerful speech its from an older movie called the dictator, very good movie by the way, Anyway Charlie chaplin plays the part of hitler and uses a very powerful and memorable speach about
equality and the way life is moving,» https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WibmcsEGLKo» you have shown nothing but malice in these comments and you wonder why
gay's are protrayed
as the «bad guys» in video games and movies and if you don't believe that then watch this» https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XdmJXHJLZ6M» the point is I will respect the person who is silent, holding a flag that has ever color before i Can or Will ever respect someone like yourself.
equality: «we» may indeed say that
gays are equal... but do «they» [the «nay - sayers, if you like,
as I don't want to use labels that don't work
as in «fundamentalists», «conservatives», or even «liberals» — these terms have been hijacked and reinterpreted to mean something far from their original intent... sorry — pedantic me?!]
Global governance increasingly interprets gender
equality as being explicitly inclusive of lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights.
Writing in The Times, Henrietta Royle, chief executive of the coaching and strategy consultancy firm Fanshaw Haldin, made the point that while most Conservatives have no difficulty with
equality for
gay people, «a significant chunk of the party's core supporters clearly doesn't think that has to include redefining the traditional concepts of marriage to suit a small portion of the population without so much
as a by your leave».
One of the main arguments used by advocates of
gay «marriage» is that the current definition of marriage (
as pertaining exclusively to man and woman) breaches the principle of
equality and thus discriminates against same sex couples.
So,
as a
Gay Caucasian, when I have a Racist thought, I am supposed to avoid saying anything or taking any action,
as well
as internalize a solution
as to why I feel someone is «less than» I, and do my best to ensure
equality among the races.
Specifically, Arcus works to advance LGBT (lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender)
equality,
as well
as to conserve and protect the great apes.
Duprey voted «no» in 2007, but then changed her position when he measure came up again in 2009, explaining she had become convinced that civil unions would not provide
gay couples with the same
equality as marriage.
«Ultimately artist Anthony Goicolea's design was recommended by the Commission and selected
as a result of the circular layout and permanency of the bronze stones that expressed the uncompromised strength of LGBT community, marries well within the sites natural environment, invites sitting and contemplation and stands for
equality, fairness, justice, and equal rights for lesbian,
gay, bisexual and transgender citizens,» the state parks department said in its statement.
In addition to calling for an inclusion of marriage
equality in the Democratic Party platform, the language also backs overturning the Defense of Marriage Act and passing DOMA repeal legislation known
as the Respect for Marriage Act in addition to opposing state constitutional amendments aimed at blocking
gay couples from marriage rights.
Legislators in Jackson Heights told their
gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender constituents
as well
as their allies Monday to vote for pro-marriage
equality candidates in the Nov. 2 election.
The push for a
gay marriage
equality bill in Albany has moved behind closed doors
as Gov. Andrew Cuomo attempts to persuade state Senate Republicans to sign off on the seminal legislation by writing in protections for religious organizations.
• The same - sex marriage law (2005), publicly defended
as an initiative to grant
equality of rights and to allow
gays and lesbians to look others squarely in the eye.
She spoke
as Culture Secretary Maria Miller, who is also the Minister for
Equalities, announced that the Church of England and the Church in Wales will be excluded from the government's planned new law to allow
gay couples to marry.
During his fifteen minutes on the podium, Paterson spoke cheerfully of his adventures fighting for
gay marriage in Albany: «We thought it was very important to pass a marriage -
equality act in the Assembly,» he said, «so I left my role
as acting president of the Senate because there was nothing going on over there that was interesting.»
He goes on to points out that Democrats are
as much to blame
as Republicans, noting that although Governor Andrew Cuomo supported marriage
equality in New York, his recent actions, including budget cuts, have diminished the rights of all workers, be they
gay or straight.
While there is significant discrimination against
Gays in employment, it's not in the same league
as it is for Trans people, and just isn't that big an issue compared with marriage
equality.
«Piece together the different statements from Mr Farage and his gang and think about what it says: «working mothers aren't worth
as much
as men; life was better when there wasn't
equality for
gay and lesbian people; you feel safer when you don't have someone who is foreign living next door; the NHS should be privatised; rights at work, whether they come from Europe or from here, are simply a barrier to economic success.
She informally advised Andrew Cuomo
as he positioned himself for a successful gubernatorial run last year, and it was because of her close ties to the governor that the coalition of
gay rights groups fighting for marriage
equality hired her this spring.
«The Protest the Pope campaign is calling on the British government to disassociate itself from the Pope's intolerant teachings on issues such
as women's rights,
gay equality and the use of condoms to prevent the spread of HIV.
«This is also a matter of
equality, and
gay men in Northern Ireland should have the same rights to help others by donating their blood
as gay men in England, Scotland and Wales.»
As a vote to legalize
gay marriage maybe / probably approaches, only one more Republican state senator needs to support marriage
equality for the bill to pass, and the pressure is intense on the small number of undecideds.
Homophobic NY State Senator Ruben Diaz Sr. issued a press release yesterday suggesting that Governor David Paterson is in trouble because he supported marriage
equality, and painting the
gay community
as fair weather friend.
Since the
equality vote Hoylman, Assemblywoman Deborah Glick (D - Manhattan) and a host of other Democratic legislators have tried to pass GENDA, a bill guaranteeing protections for non-gender-conforming individuals, and a bill to ban
gay conversion therapy — a debunked process by which therapists use talk therapy, apply shock treatment or treat the individual
as though they suffer an addiction akin to alcohol or drug dependence.
But these currents do exist, and
as a
gay male stepping into his first relationship, you will be faced with the challenges of sustaining a relationship in the midst of jaded queens,
gay dating apps, circuit parties, open relationships and an evolving political struggle over marriage
equality.
In an interview with Indiewire, the filmmaker was direct about the political implications: «You can get on your soapbox, you can push your political agenda or your religious agenda, against
gay marriage, against racial
equality, but you can't argue about these people in their home...
Equality as a concept isn't something I think we ever achieve, it's something we make progress toward, and hope that we don't slip back and lose any of it.
Our labour lawyers were among the first to use the Charter to attempt to advance the
equality rights of
gay and lesbian employees in grievance arbitration cases, such
as Carleton University and C.U.P.E., Local 2424.
There are also going to easy questions, like, for example, whether a regulator acting under a public interest mandate should have an accurate name that the public understands or provide its imprimatur to —
as one national newspaper has put it — a «
gay - free» law school or, indeed, to take the highest profile example of late, require its members to act in ways that promote
equality, diversity and inclusion.2 I don't say that these questions are easy because everyone will agree on them — clearly people have not and do not.
How to maximize being a pro athlete to facilitate conversation and action around issues such
as police brutality, gender
equality and
gay rights.
The position of the
Equality Authority is that civil marriage for
gay and lesbian couples is the full
equality solution, but we welcome the Civil Partnership Bill
as it will provide immediate legal solutions to the many urgent and pressing problems which
gay and lesbian couples face in the absence of legal recognition of their relationships.
Over the years, we have been passionate advocates for adoption
equality,
as bills introduced to ban
gay adoption in Tennessee have been introduced.
Just
as the marriage
equality law gave
gay and lesbians the right to marry, it also gave them better legal positioning in cases of divorce and child custody.