by John | Jan 27, 2012 | Australian commentary, Overseas commentary
DEAR Margaret, Do you remember the first time we were on the same court? I sure do. It was at Wimbledon. I was about 17. You went to hit some serves on the clay court out back, and I helped you pick up your balls. I remember looking up to you. You were one of my role...
by John | Jan 20, 2012 | Employers, Other resources, Overseas commentary, Resources, Who supports equality
Today, Microsoft is joining other Northwest employers Concur, Group Health, Nike, RealNetworks and Vulcan Inc. in support of Washington State legislation recognizing marriage equality for same-sex couples. We believe that passing this bill would be good for our...
by John | Jan 19, 2012 | News, Overseas commentary, World news
From sea to shining sea today, articles on Catholic involvement in the marriage equality issue appeared in two separate papers. On the east coast, a New York Times analysis article assesses the evolution of legislators’ opinions on marriage equality. On the west...
by John | Dec 22, 2011 | News, Overseas commentary, World news
When the Columbia Library closed each night at ten, it was the custom of John Spofford Morgan, who was studying for a master’s in international affairs, to hop on the subway and head downtown to the New Verdi on West 72nd. Back then, there were two kinds of bars for...
by John | Dec 7, 2011 | Overseas commentary
WITH emotions running high across the political spectrum, Australia’s ruling Labor Party decided on December 3rd to drop its policy banning gay marriage. A day later, the party’s policy-making national conference in Sydney ditched another long-running ban, this time...
by Alex Greenwich | Nov 25, 2011 | Australian commentary, Australian resources, Overseas commentary, Resources
Civil partnerships are an important step on the road to marriage equality, but they’re not enough. As the ALP debates same-sex marriage, Irish Labour MP Eric Byrne explains why his party supports it (this article was originally published on New Matilda) The...
