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:Eric Ethington (Author) | June 10, 2012
Needless to say, I was shocked this morning when I opened the paper and saw an article titled “Studies Challenge Widely Held Assumptions About Same Sex Parenting.” The shock shifted to outrage as I actually looked at the study myself and found it glaring with major flaws and bias. Every major and credible study performed [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 21, 2011
Friend of PRIDEinUtah and fellow blogger Eric Ross has just had his children’s book “My Uncle’s Wedding” published! A very sweet story about two men getting married, as told through the eyes of their young nephew. Incredible book folks. If you are so inclined, you can pick up the book on Amazon Here, or the [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | February 5, 2011
Salt Lake City Utah – SB 62, which would allow 2nd parent adoptions has been scheduled for the the Senate Health and Human Service Committee for this coming Monday at 8am. Everyone needs to be there! If you can’t make it, follow the instructions below. Current Utah law only allows married individuals to adopt children. [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 19, 2011
The census numbers have revealed a very interesting and surprising trend. Despite the stereotype that most gay families are living in New England and California, the actual data shows that the majority live in southern states. Huh… who’d have thought? NY Times: Gay couples in Southern states like Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas are more [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | January 6, 2011
Brazil – The National Association of Doctors has just made a significant change in their rules to allow same sex couples the right to use in vetro. The process to creating whole families just got a whole lot easier! Well done to Brazil, that 20 year old rule barring gay couples from in vetro was [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 9, 2010
Canada – The excellent staff over at Queerty have brought an interesting story to light, one of a high school that is trying to figure out whether incoming students from middle schools identify as LGBT or straight. Good idea? Or is this an invasion of privacy? Colleges across both Canada and the USA are reading [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | November 9, 2010
Rhode Island – The State Education Commission held a live online-forum yesterday for educators of all levels on anti-bullying. They say that although there haven’t been any specific incidences to prompt this, they want to make sure all LGBT students are protected. If there’s going to be something to make me happy, it’s school officials [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 26, 2010
London, UK – The Stoke Newington School has reported that they have eliminated anti-gay bullying among their students by including education about famous LGBT people in history. Oh look! Success in getting rid of anti-gay bullying and they didn’t even indoctrinate their students into being gay? Simple, effective, smart. Showing kids famous LGBT people in [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | October 25, 2010
Westminster is hosting a lecture by Dr. Jeffrey Bennett on the USA’s ban against gay men and women from donating blood. This despicable policy has caused more than a few blood shortages, even though major medical associations have deemed the ban unnecessary and discriminatory. See you there! I am happy to invite you to the [...]
Eric Ethington (Author) | June 8, 2010
Westboro Baptists are known for what they are – pure hate. From ‘God Hates Fags’ to ‘Thank God For Dead Soldiers,’ their speeches spew nothing but anger and animosity towards anyone not in their church. ABC has come out with an amazing video showing what happens to the children inside of Westboro and what happens [...]
"Eric, trying to have this (civil rights) conversation with you is ultimately like trying to teach a pig to dance, it just annoys the pig. So Eric, sorry to annoy you."
-Paul Mero, The Sutherland Institute.