The Conservative Case for Gay Marriage

Many of my fellow conservatives have an almost knee-jerk hostility toward gay marriage. This does not make sense, because same-sex unions promote the values conservatives prize. Marriage is one of the basic building blocks of our neighborhoods and our nation. At its best, it is a stable bond between two individuals who work to create a loving household and a social and economic partnership. We enc...

Newsweek • Jan 9, 2010

Win by Telling our Stories

The future belongs to the freedom to marry....

Newsweek • May 30, 2009

Gay Rights 2.0

The protests organized by Join the Impact certainly inspired a turnout. But to succeed, veterans say they need a clear agenda. ... As Greg Varnum, the 25-year-old head of the National Youth Advocacy Coalition puts it, "I worry that if organizations don't offer up some kind of direction, this energy will be fleeting."...

Newsweek • Dec 10, 2008

Our Mutual Joy: Opponents of gay marriage often cite Scripture. But what the Bible teaches about love argues for the other side.

In the Old Testament, the concept of family is fundamental, but examples of what social conservatives would call "the traditional family" are scarcely to be found....

Newsweek • Dec 7, 2008

A Gay Marriage Surge

One reason that tolerance for gay marriage and civil unions may be on the rise is that a growing number of Americans say they know someone who's gay. While in 1994, a NEWSWEEK Poll found that only 53 percent of those questioned knew a gay or lesbian person, that figure today is 78 percent. Drilling down a bit more, 38 percent of adults work with someone gay, 33 percent have a gay family member and...

Newsweek • Dec 6, 2008

The Loving Decision

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Newsweek • Nov 15, 2008