May 2
Inspired by Bishop John Shelby Spong's Chautauqua lecture on June 29, 2010. Video footage of the lecture can be found here: http://www.youtube.com/
A personal blog by a graying (mostly Anglo with light African-American roots) gay left leaning liberal progressive married college-educated Buddhist Baha'i BBC/NPR-listening Professor Emeritus now following the Dharma in Minas Gerais, Brasil.
France's
new prime minister yesterday vowed to fulfill the promise of
just-elected President Francois Holland (above right) and implement full civil marriage equality for same-sex couples. A communiqué issued by the office of the prime minister, Jean-Marc Ayrault, who took office on 15 May, marked the International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia yesterday with a pledge to put the president’s manifesto promise into law. It said: “On the occasion of International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia, the Prime Minister reaffirmed the Government’s commitment against violence and discrimination perpetrated as a result of sexual orientation or gender identity. The Government is determined to challenge prejudice and to put an end to discrimination and violence. It will implement the commitment of the President of the Republic to the right to marriage and adoption to gay couples.”How soon the process might begin is not yet known.
And
yet, somehow, Massachusetts is still there. Happy anniversary, Bay
State. It's damned shame it's taking the rest of us so long to catch up.