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Joe Biden was an absolute freaking *disaster* for gay ppl
BergenGuy replied to harrysmith25's topic in LGBT Politics
It hasn't actually reached SCOTUS. Over 7,000 cases are appealed to the Court each year. 98% are denied. Even if the court is looking for an excuse to overturn Obergefell, this would be a bad case. Davis is essentially claiming that same-sex marriage infringed on her constitutional rights and that the $300K damages verdict against her should be overturned (she's also asking that Obergefell be overturned). She's essentially claiming that her faith overrides her duty as a public official. If the Court was to rule in her favor, then conceivably a County clerk who was a Hindu could refuse to grant a business license to a burger restaurant. A devout Catholic could refuse to register a divorce decree and so forth. In addition, even if the Court said that she didn't have to grant the marriage licenses, the relief would be ordering an accommodation (which the Kentucky legislature has enacted), not overturning the entire ruling. Plus, in her case, she's now a private citizen so she is in no way impacted by Obergefell. It will be really difficult for a private individual to make a case that Obergefell has harmed them in some way that is unconstitutional and that the ONLY remedy for that harm is to overturn the decision -
Joe Biden was an absolute freaking *disaster* for gay ppl
BergenGuy replied to harrysmith25's topic in LGBT Politics
Trump was the oldest person ever to take the oath of office. As you said, it is hard to take people seriously when they argue that Biden was too old to be president when Trump will be even older than Biden was at the end of their respective terms. -
Movies: Redwoods -- the ending reduced me to tears The Bubble (2006 film) -- described as a romantic drama, the ending is shocking. Not a date movie! It'll definitely kill the mood.
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Yeah, great scene. I loved that the only thing that Henry managed to say during her "rant" was his response to her calling him the heir to the throne: "Technically, I'm the spare." Actually, Henry had some of the best one-liners in the movie.
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My Education of the Summer
BergenGuy replied to kspozcum's topic in Bug Chasing & Gift Giving FICTION
There'll be damn little talking, I bet. -
My Education of the Summer
BergenGuy replied to kspozcum's topic in Bug Chasing & Gift Giving FICTION
He just needs some "comforting" from Marcus and Ryan. -
This is getting really hot, but maybe the narrating character could inject names? I'm losing track of the stud blondes, studs and jocks. I'm not sure how many are out there, which are distinct and which are really the same guy!
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It doesn't really matter what the age of consent is in NJ, if the sex occurred in NY. And, for federal offenses, the age of consent in any particular state doesn't matter because the federal definition will take priority.
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I'm sure that Mr. Wolf has turned down many men who wanted sex with him during his lifetime. He is not incapable of saying "no." We don't know where the young man lived, but crossing state lines into NYC can be as simple taking a short train or subway ride. The metro area is so integrated that it might not have occurred to him that he was crossing states lines or that it mattered. Fifteen year-olds typically are not well-versed in federal law. As for punishing the young man, I don't know that it is illegal for a minor to have sex with an adult, only that it is illegal for an adult to have sex with a minor. It can be argued that this young man was mature and more than willing to have sex with Mr. Wolf, and that 18 is an arbitrary number for age of consent. Perhaps. But, an objective number is the only way the law can work. Trying to base things on whether the young person involved is mature enough to make these decisions would make the law too unpredictable for everyone involved, especially the adult.
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Joe Biden was an absolute freaking *disaster* for gay ppl
BergenGuy replied to harrysmith25's topic in LGBT Politics
The Court only acts on cases (or disputes) that are in front of it. It can't, just out of the blue, one day decide to overturn Obergefell on a whim. Since marriage is a state-level issue, to get something to the Court will require a state to do something regarding marriage equality that results in a court case beginning to bubble up several appeals levels. I'm sure that there are several states that have legislatures that would love to somehow prevent same-sex marriage if they thought that the political climate was right. But, they'd need to find a unique angle because they'd probably lose right off the bat at the District Court level if they tried a frontal assault. Rather than trying to outright ban same-sex marriage, maybe they'd try to restrict its privileges only to heterosexual couples or something like that, perhaps? Or, they create a more privileged form of marriage, like "covenant marriage." -
How stupid is to propose taking a HIV test before sex?
BergenGuy replied to soki's topic in Making The Decision To Bareback
When I switched to a gay doctor, he made no pretense of following the prescribing guidelines. His attitude was "you're a gay male, you should be on PrEP." -
How stupid is to propose taking a HIV test before sex?
BergenGuy replied to soki's topic in Making The Decision To Bareback
I've lost track of the number of postings on Grindr/Scruff/other platforms where the guy says that his sexual health strategy is PrEP and "Treatment as Prevention." -
How stupid is to propose taking a HIV test before sex?
BergenGuy replied to soki's topic in Making The Decision To Bareback
When I first started on PrEP years ago, the FDA-approved prescribing guidelines basically required one to either be an reckless slut, an intravenous drug addict or to be in a sero-discordant relationship. In the US, doctors are not bound by prescribing guidelines but most follow them. I had a straight doctor at the time and I just lied and said that I had a HIV+ partner. I switched to a gay doctor, so I don't know if straight doctors still follow those guidelines (or even if those guidelines are still in place). -
I specifically asked about legal attempts to force a church to change its theology. The situation is probably different in Australia, but I know of no attempts in the US, and you haven't cited any such actions in Australia or the US. In the US there have been suits that allege employment discrimination by church-affiliated schools or church-affiliated adoption agencies with public contracts, but that falls into the area of commerce (which is regulated), not theology.
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Well, if you are married at the courthouse by a Justice of the Peace, you DO have all the benefits of heterosexual marriages. What I was posting was my opinion that ALL marriages should be civil marriages. If a couple wants a religious ceremony, fine. But, it would be superfluous. The only thing that would legally matter would be the civil marriage. In my view, Alabama does it the right way, albeit for the wrong reasons. In Alabama, a couple completes a form and both signatures are notarized. They submit the form to a probate court with the appropriate fee, and they're married. No marriage license, officiant or ceremony needed. If the couple wants a ceremony, religious or otherwise, they can do so but it is legally irrelevant.
