Rules Are for Schmucks: Obergefell, Roe v. Wade, and Bob Jones
In 1985, a shrewd legal observer explained why she believed that the legalized abortion opinion in Roe v. Wade–not the narrow conclusion, but the... Read More
Humanist Celebrants Celebrate Same-Sex Marriage
On June 26, the US Supreme Court ruled that the US Constitution guarantees the right for same-sex couples to marry in all fifty states.... Read More
Justice Scalia’s Same-Sex Marriage Dissent is Hilariously Salty
Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia is a bit like Vegemite: you either love the man or absolutely despise him. That being said, the infamous... Read More
AHA Applauds U.S. Supreme Court Decision for Marriage Equality
The American Humanist Association applauds the United States Supreme Court for upholding the rights of same-sex couples in its ruling on the landmark Obergefell... Read More
Love, Respect, and Free Weddings in Alabama
On January 23, 2015, U.S. District Judge Ginny Granade ruled that Alabama’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional. In preparation for this ruling, my... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Cake Wars
The spread of same-sex marriage has spawned a number of side issues, including some involving cakes. In Des Moines, Iowa, for example, marriage equality... Read More
Same-Sex Marriage and the Doctrine of the Lower Magistrate
An October 17 news article out of Rockingham County, North Carolina, reported that Magistrate John Kallam Jr. chose to step down from his duties... Read More
Love Wins: LGBT Wedding Expo Embraces Marriage Equality
The twentieth of May this year was cause for celebration for many Pennsylvania residents: the state’s same-sex marriage ban was lifted and gay and... Read More
Rules Are for Schmucks: Bigotry plus Greed
Same-sex marriage first became legal in Pennsylvania last May, when a federal district court ruled that the state’s statutory ban on marriage equality violated... Read More
A License to Love—but Not to Drive
It felt more like a cattle market than a driver’s license office. I stood in line and waited for different windows to open before... Read More