“I am proud that Richard’s and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, black or white, young or old, gay or straight seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That’s what Loving, and loving, are all about.”
Mildred Loving, who with her husband won the 1967 Supreme Court case that overturned laws against interracial marriage, in a June 2007 statement about the case. Loving, 68, died May 2; her husband preceded her in death. (New York Times, May 3)
“I don’t consider myself to be not gay. …I mean, I’ve enlarged all of my possibilities. There are a lot of extremely personal stories to tell about that, but we won’t go into that right now. Let’s just say that it just depends upon who I’m with.”
Iconic singer Carly Simon, who just released a new album, “This Kind of Love.” (Bay Area Reporter, May 1)
“I thought his request was ridiculous and bigoted, and I didn’t really believe I was in danger of being arrested. I won’t allow myself to be forced into the closet simply because I’m in a place where some people may be more homophobic than in other places.”
Gay tourist Aaron Chandler, who was detained but not arrested by the Royal Cayman Islands Police for kissing his boyfriend in a nightclub on April 30 during a vacation in the Cayman Islands. (Caymanian Compass, May 4)
“I’m not going to tell you this is going to be the worst case ever in the history of New Jersey divorces. But I think if you asked longtime matrimonial lawyers, ‘Give me the your top 10 worst,’ this one is going to appear on everyone’s list.”
Attorney and New Jersey Family Law blogger Charles Abut on divorce proceedings that began May 6 in the highly contentious split of gay former N.J. Gov. James McGreevey and his wife, Dina Matos McGreevey. (Newark Star-Ledger, May 3)
“As a Black woman who happens to be an alumnus of the University of Toledo’s Graduate School, an employee and business owner, I take great umbrage at the notion that those choosing the homosexual lifestyle are ‘civil rights victims.’ Here’s why. I cannot wake up tomorrow and not be a Black woman. I am genetically and biologically a Black woman and very pleased to be so as my Creator intended. Daily, thousands of homosexuals make a life decision to leave the gay lifestyle....”
Crystal Dixon, the University of Toledo’s associate vice president of human resources, in a column published in the Toledo Free Press. (Inside Higher Ed, May 5)
“Although I recognize it is common knowledge that Crystal Dixon is associate vice president for Human Resources at the University of Toledo, her comments do not accord with the values of the University of Toledo. It is necessary, therefore, for me to repudiate much of her writing.”
University of Toledo President Lloyd Jacobs in a response column published in the Free Press. Dixon has been placed on paid leave pending further action. (Inside Higher Ed, May 5)
“The United Methodist Church has been and continues to be both blessing and burden to us. When the church turns her back on us, withholds blessing from us, does God withhold blessing? Does God stop loving us? We continue to be the church to and for each other. We continue to be the instruments of God’s light and love.”
Julie Bruno, who married her partner of 25 years, Sue Laurie, at a ceremony held across the street from where the United Methodist Church’s General Conference voted to uphold church law declaring homosexuality “incompatible with Christian teaching.” (Associated Press, May 2)
“I believe so strongly that this is the role of the church and of the ordained clergy in blessing loving relationships that I am not concerned about the consequences.”
Rev. Julie Todd, who led communion but did not preside over the Bruno-Laurie wedding, which was attended by more than 200 Methodists and more than three dozen clergy. Methodist clergy are banned from officiating same-sex weddings. (Associated Press, May 2)
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