The Isle of Perspicuity

Often, in discussions I have had with otherwise intelligent individuals vehemently opposed to same-sex marriage, when they are asked to explain how blatant discrimination based on homosexuality is somehow permissible and “OK” without falling back on traditional and religious beliefs - both of which are deeply personal and should have no bearing on laws meant [...]

I’m driving down the road, listening to a talk-show host named Neil Boortz, and I heard something that really illustrates the point that we, as a nation, have given almost every level of government way too much power over the minute details of our private lives. I’m not an avid listener of Neil, by any [...]

The argument that, somehow, gays getting married takes away from straight people’s marriages, while absurd at first glance, begins to make sense when viewed in the context of the culture of the Southern states during the dismantling of the racist society that had a stranglehold on everyday life for many black people. Maybe we could [...]

It seems to me that the issue isn’t about anything other than one’s perception of one’s status in society. If gays are allowed to call what they have marriage, then it somehow detracts or takes away from what straights have. The only way that could be is if what straights have is seen as a [...]