Category Archives: DOMA

The Hottest Day of the Year

Posted on July 1, 2013 by Kate Christie

For the third night in a row, both twins are asleep currently (just shy of 10pm). Normally I, who voluntarily take the late shift (9pm-1am) so that I don’t have to do the 3 or 4am feeding, am up roaming … Continue reading →

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Peace, Love, and Incessant Crying

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Kate Christie

The twins turned five weeks old yesterday, and I thought I would offer some observations about the experience so far for anyone who might be curious. First off, parenting two newborns is not as hectic as I anticipated it would … Continue reading →

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REBLOG: This is What Gay Marriage Looks Like

Posted on March 27, 2013 by Kate Christie

I plan to blog (probably at some length!) on yesterday’s and today’s historic supreme court oral arguments on Prop 8 and DOMA, but in the meantime, I thought it might be worth reposting my piece from last year called “This … Continue reading →

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Gaydar, Straitdar, and Fighting the Right

Posted on July 24, 2012 by Kate Christie

Yesterday morning, I opened my email to learn that Sally Ride, the first U.S. woman to fly in space (1983, aboard the Challenger), had died of pancreatic cancer at age 61. Like most people, I also learned from her obituary … Continue reading →

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This is What Gay Marriage Looks Like

Posted on May 9, 2012 by Kate Christie

Today, May 9, 2012, President Obama made history by affirming, “I think same-sex couples should be able to get married”—ten little words that are now winging their way about the nation via a variety of technological means. After talking to … Continue reading →

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