In keeping with the food theme…<\/p>\n
Ben and Jerry’s has teamed up with Freedom to Marry<\/a> and has renamed their Chubby Hubby flavor as Hubby Hubby<\/a> to “celebrate Vermont and all the other great states where loving couples of all kinds are free to marry legally.”<\/p>\n Wouldn’t it be great if impertinent pertinent portions of the Constitution or other inspiring texts (news articles, whatever informs and inspires) were handed out as party favors to be read out loud at Hubby Hubby ice cream parties (not just for gays, of course), after which everyone walked off the calories while wearing marriage rights T-Shirts?<\/p>\n Elsewhere in current events…Democrats and Gays seek to repeal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)<\/a>, heh. I say heh because DOMA was signed by Democratic President Bill Clinton. Repealing DOMA isn’t a Democrat vs. Republican thing as much as it is a civil rights thing. Some gay politicians<\/a> are not backing the bill because they don’t believe it has enough political support at this time. They want to play it safe.<\/p>\n Paradigm shifting isn’t “safe,” of course, and it hardly ever seems to have enough support, initially, thanks to tyranny of the majority. Doesn’t mean one doesn’t try and get the ball rolling in the process.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" In keeping with the food theme… Ben and Jerry’s has teamed up with Freedom to Marry and has renamed their Chubby Hubby flavor as Hubby Hubby to “celebrate Vermont and all the other great states where loving couples of all … Continue reading