Marriage & Family

Thwarting Ideological Compromise in Connecticut

By Justin Katz | January 27, 2005 |

The Family Institute of Connecticut notes an interesting development on the same-sex marriage front in that state: Even Rep. Staples and the Courant are beginning to realize that Love Makes a Family is an extremist organization. But they should not be surprised by LMF’s position. It follows naturally from the group’s misreading of Connecticut public…

Memo to the President

By Justin Katz | January 19, 2005 |

“Lukewarm” support for the FMA is just fine, Mr. President. See my piece today on NRO for details.

Finding the Same-Sex Marriage Story

By Justin Katz | January 15, 2005 | Comments Off on Finding the Same-Sex Marriage Story

This story appeared almost two weeks ago, but I wanted to do a little research and give the matter some thought: The School Committee requested clarification from the courts after Cheryl McCullough, who worked as a health teacher and guidance counselor at Tiverton High School for 27 years, applied for health insurance for Joyce Boivin,…

Facing the Judges

By Justin Katz | November 22, 2004 | Comments Off on Facing the Judges

A word on where Andrew and I differ most significantly on the Taricani matter: Andrew believes that one problem that conservatives face when attempting to trim the powers of the judiciary is that they “pick a hot-button issue — gay marriage, flag burning, ‘under god’ in the pledge of allegiance — to advance the cause…

Stone’s Alexander May Teach A Lesson…

By Marc Comtois | November 20, 2004 |

…though it may be one different than intended. When I first heard about Alexander I was naturally interested as it was an historical epic and history is, after all, one of my main interests. (Granted, I know how Oliver Stone tends to treat historical fact, but I’m still interested in the film.) Now, the current…

Meeting the Emotional Needs of the Elite

By Justin Katz | November 19, 2004 |

Brown professor Anne Fausto-Sterling, recent Massachusetts-made spouse of Brown professor Paula Vogel, skirts the heart of the same-sex marriage debate (coming to a small coastal state near you) in a Providence Journal column today. Interspersed with a description of exactly the sort of ceremony that one would expect from New England radicals, Fausto-Sterling offers points…

The Racket Next Door

By Justin Katz | November 16, 2004 | Comments Off on The Racket Next Door

Especially without being in that state, it’d be difficult to guess the political dynamics of a probable proposal in the Connecticut legislature: On Election Day, voters in 11 states approved constitutional bans on gay marriage. But when the Connecticut legislature meets in January, the state may buck the national trend. Democrats hold strong majorities in…

Radical Change by Definition

By Justin Katz | November 16, 2004 |

PROEM: Since this is my first post on same-sex marriage on this blog, it is probably relevant to note that I’ve already written extensively on the topic. Barbara Gordon of Pawtucket is “distressed” at various efforts to write into the law explicitly what, until recently, everybody thought to be there by definition: I believe it…