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Same Sex Unions Recognized In New Jersey

By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Elections, Gender, Religion

First the good news… TRENTON, New Jersey (AP) — New Jersey’s Supreme Court opened the door to gay marriage Wednesday, ruling that homosexuals are entitled to the same rights as heterosexuals, but leaving it to lawmakers to legalize same-sex unions. The high court gave lawmakers 180 days to rewrite marriage laws to either include same-sex [...]

October 25th, 2006 | Permalink| 6 Comments »

Is choosing a baby’s sex wrong?

By Sean Aqui | Related entries in Gender, Health Care, Legislation, Religion, Science, Technology

The British health minister, Caroline Flint, included the idea among others proposed in a review of health regulations. Health Minister Caroline Flint told MPs she was minded to introduce a “clear and specific ban” on the use of new techniques to choose one gender of baby. Allowing parents to pick sex for reasons such as [...]

July 12th, 2006 | Permalink| 9 Comments »

They Carry the Balls For Us All

By amba | Related entries in Discuss, Education, Gender, Sports

Althouse has a post on Title IX and the new phenomenon of men being in the minority on college campuses. When colleges add or emphasize sports teams to attract more male students, they can be accused of violating Title IX, not providing equal athletic opportunities for women. There are many interesting comments. This was mine. [...]

July 12th, 2006 | Permalink| 2 Comments »

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