Like thousands of other people across the U.S. and the world today, I protested the passage of Proposition 8. It might have been abnormally hot in San Francisco today, but everybody was in a good mood. Lots of people seemed to enjoy the sign that my girlfriend and I made:

Here are some more excellent signs […]

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Like the majority of Americans, I am happy that we have elected Barack Obama as our next president, a person who, in his biracial, transnational roots, puts a much improved face on the United States. However, I am also deeply disappointed that Californians have voted to revoke my rights and to discriminate against me as […]

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Marriage is a such a complicated word. I used to think it was an archaic concept out of touch with today, because in many, many cultures, it was a contractual bond between a man and a woman for the purpose of ensuring property rights. If this sounds a bit brutal, consider that marriage between members of the aristocracy was often a means of forging political alliances, and rarely for romantic love. Marriage in the lower classes was more likely to give consideration to romantic love because less property was involved.

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To the surprise of no one, Sen. Joe Biden turned out to be more knowledgeable than Gov. Sarah Palin in Thursday night’s vice presidential debate, while Sarah Palin turned on her populist charm. What surprised me? The gay marriage question (transcript from CNN).

GWEN IFILL: Let’s try to avoid nuance, Senator. Do you support gay marriage? […]

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In the last couple of weeks, I’ve been reading/watching/listening to more reports about the economy since I was an econ major in college. So maybe my OOTW should really be economics/the financial disaster/WTF with the bailout plan, but really, that’s not as sexy as Rachel Maddow.

One of the people I’ve been listening to as she […]

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Yes, Brad Pitt is good-looking and yes, he is Mr. Angelina Jolie, but that’s not why I chose him to be my first Obsession of the Week (OOTW). Last week, Brad Pitt donated $100,000 to fight Proposition 8, the California ballot initiative that would amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage. That proposition, if […]

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Over the past few weeks I have become entirely convinced that the media is out to get Hillary Clinton. It’s crazy how negative the spin is on her, even from supposedly “liberal” news organizations such as The New York Times whose editorial boards have endorsed her for president. The anti-Hillary bias, combined with a particularly […]

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This week on Logo’s presidential election blog, Visible Vote 08, is all about lesbians. All week, lesbian bloggers are delivering their perspectives on the candidates they support and why; I had the honor of kicking the week off with my own opinion on the presidential race. Who am I voting for on Feb. 5 in […]

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