Minnesota Independent

Sen. Moua: Same-sex marriage foes ‘fixated on sex-making’

By Andy Birkey | 03.05.10 | 3:43 pm

State Sen. Mee Moua said some who testified at a Mar. 2 hearing on gay marriage were so “fixated on the sex-making aspects” that they missed the spirit of the bill. But here’s another aspect of recent hearings on the topic that hasn’t been examined: Tuesday’s statement by Janet Boynes was nearly identical to one by Barb Davis White. One difference: Boynes didn’t repeat White’s claim that “Rosa Parks didn’t move to the front of the bus to support sodomy.”

Gay marriage debate, meet Afghan war strategy

By Chris Steller | 12.03.09 | 4:26 pm

Flow charts can simplify any contentious issue, domestic or international. Take the gay marriage debate and Afghan war strategy … please.

Peeps Legal Review: RNC protest and more on the Coleman-Franken theme

By Chris Steller | 04.10.09 | 8:26 am

Despite mass arrests at this peepful protest against the Republican National Convention (submitted to the Pioneer Press’ Peeps Diorama Contest), all of the blue and brown peeps’ charges against the pink, yellow and light-green peeps have been dropped.…

Final Wishes: Proposed bill aims to help grieving same-sex couples

By Andy Birkey | 01.22.09 | 6:05 pm

Like many couples, Tim Reardon and his partner Eric diligently prepared everything they needed should one of them die. But when Eric lost his struggle with brain cancer, Reardon discovered that a single error in their legal paperwork meant that he couldn’t fulfill his longtime partner’s end-of-life wishes. Reardon told his story today at a press conference announcing proposed legislation called the “Final Wishes Act” which aims to give same-sex couples some of the same rights legally married couples get automatically.

Warren dares to say ‘Jesus,’ next to nada about love that dares not speak its name

By Chris Steller | 01.20.09 | 7:35 pm

In his inaugural invocation today, the Rev. Rick Warren was subtle about shaming gay-rights protesters but explicit about his Chrisitianity, calling on Jesus by name not once but four times, in four different languages associated with three world religions.

Going Deep with Mike Ciresi on Gay Marriage

By Eric Black | 09.05.07 | 11:28 am

The joint appearance on Almanac a week ago Friday featuring Al Franken, Mike Ciresi and Jim Cohen, was the closest thing we’ve had to a debate among the DFL Senate candidates. It…