lawyergay
A recovering attorney in W. Mass who is to the left of Noam Chomsky, politically speaking.
On Obama Still Hates Gay Marriage, No Matter What You Want to Think
@turd_sandwich Yes, because that's something that literally takes a stroke of Obama's pen to put into effect. The DOJ and Labor departments apparently have already done the administrative work that the executive order would require. I've said this over at AmericaBlog Gay, but it's pretty clear--from this White House's actions--that they view LGBT citizens as a liability except when we want to fight their wars or have our checkbooks with us. All that means is that it's our job to force them to care about our causes, which is what's happening with this backlash.
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On Obama Still Hates Gay Marriage, No Matter What You Want to Think
@La Cieca Yes. Marriage is a creature of state law. I would accept Obama's continuing "evolution" on marriage in exchange for the ENDA executive order.
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On Obama Still Hates Gay Marriage, No Matter What You Want to Think
As far as this administration goes, there is never going to be a right time for advancing LGBT civil rights. They wanted to do DADT repeal in 2011, which means it wouldn't have happened. That's why it's important to keep the pressure on this White House, despite how "unpragmatic" that may seem to some. We have to insist on our rights, or nothing will change.
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On Obama Still Hates Gay Marriage, No Matter What You Want to Think
@DoctorDisaster That weird celebrity profile in the NYT definitely doesn't help.
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On Obama Still Hates Gay Marriage, No Matter What You Want to Think
Amen, brother.
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On How to Blow Through Airport Security for Only $100
Poor people are terrorists.
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On Man Still Typing
Do you think Friedman is wise to this?
http://www.eschatonblog.com/2012/04/one-true-wanker-of-decade.html
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On Today Only: The Awl Is Auditioning New Commenters!
You're right. It's time for me to pass the baton.
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On Man Storms Off Internet: Goodbye, Chris Jones!
The following sentiment is frankly sexist: Only an asshole dude would run around publicly crying about this and then behave like a tantrummy dick on the way out.
Now gather 'round, kids, and hark to my tale of hubris and petulance that will curl your Moleskine and fry your MacBook Air: Stephen Dixon, the author of the critically acclaimed "Frog" (nominated for a National Book Award in 1991), among other works, was so frustrated at never having published in the New Yorker that he submitted a story to them with a cover letter explaining that if they didn't publish him this time, he would never submit anything to them again. Guess what happened?
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On When A Medieval Knight Could Marry Another Medieval Knight
For more on this, there's John Boswell's "The Marriage of Likeness: Same-Sex Unions in Pre-Modern Europe."