Author Archives: ketcham

It’s now the Law….

Posted on March 25, 2016 by ketcham

@PatMcCroryNC It's now the law for me to share a restroom with your wife. #HB2 #trans #NorthCarolina #shameonNC pic.twitter.com/4b4OdmfmeN — James Parker Sheffield (@JayShef) March 24, 2016

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SUPREME COURT SIDES WITH LESBIANS OVER PARENTAL RIGHTS

Posted on March 12, 2016 by ketcham

WASHINGTON, March 7 (Reuters) – The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday overturned an Alabama judicial ruling that had refused to recognize a gay woman’s parental rights over three children she adopted with her lesbian partner and raised from birth. The … Continue reading →

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Boy Scout Eagle Project

Posted on February 22, 2016 by ketcham

From the LGBTQ story archive: I’m Eric Snyder, I’m from Averill Park, NY. I started out in the Cub Scouts program when I was five years old. Like, day 1 in Kindergarten I signed up. Then we went to the … Continue reading →

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Married, Gay and Catholic

Posted on January 3, 2016 by ketcham

DETROIT, Dec. 31, 2015   ( This story appeared in the Burlington Times News on Sunday, January 3, 2016) Because their Catholic faith is against same-sex marriage, Bryan Victor and Thomas Molina-Duarte made their wedding vows this summer before a … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 23, 2015 by ketcham

 

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Gay North Carolina high school football player was depressed despite ‘having it all’

Posted on November 6, 2015 by ketcham

Student body president. Recruited football player. Loads of friends. Caring family. Miserable. Coping with suicidal thoughts. That was me in high school, the kid who appeared to have this life together, who seemed to have it all. Yet for most … Continue reading →

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AS TRANSGENDER STUDENTS MAKE GAINS, SCHOOLS HESITATE AT BATHROOMS

Posted on November 4, 2015 by ketcham

by Julia Borman and Motoka Richnov NY Times   November 14, 2015 CHICAGO — Asked to call a transgender boy by a male name he has chosen for himself, teachers and administrators around the country have leaned toward a simple … Continue reading →

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Boy Scouts Lift Blanket Ban on Gay Adult Leaders, Employees

Posted on July 27, 2015 by ketcham

By REUTERS        JULY 27, 2015, 8:13 P.M. E.D. DALLAS — The Boy Scouts of America on Monday ended the group’s outright ban on openly gay adult leaders and employees, rolling back a policy that has deeply divided … Continue reading →

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DOES LEGAL SAME-SEX MARRIAGE PRESAGE POLYGAMY?

Posted on July 24, 2015 by ketcham

 In an excellent letter to the NT Times, July 23, 2015, this argument refutes this ridiculous assertion. To the Editor: Whenever someone starts the slippery-slope argument in discussing same-sex marriage, as William Baude did (“Is Polygamy Next?,” Op-Ed, July 21), it’s hard … Continue reading →

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LEGAL CHALLENGES TO THE COURT’S DECISION

Posted on July 8, 2015 by ketcham

The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week legalizing gay marriage in all 50 states doesn’t change what’s been happening in North Carolina, since federal judges in October overturned the state’s constitutional amendment that limited marriage to a man and a … Continue reading →

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