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...court in Bordeaux ruled this summer that "a difference of sex is a condition of marriage," nullifying the first same - sex ceremony celebrated in France. Last week scores of prominent French homosexuals?including Paris' openly gay mayor Bertrand Delanoë, designer Jean Paul Gaultier and tennis star Amélie Mauresmo?signed a public manifesto demanding a law that allows homosexuals the right to parenthood and adoption. "We are parents, dream to become them, in some cases regret never having been," the manifesto states. "We simply want to be parents like everyone else...
...hinder the progress of gay rights legislation. This phenomenon is a complicated but, I think, ultimately sinister plot that hinges on shame and guilt. The former is in relation to mainstream society, and the latter is in regards to other members of the minority group. Both raise questions that lie at the heart of all of what we know as our “identities.” The constantly shifting balance of powers renders most of us minorities in some respects, at some times. Given the fluctuation, how do we negotiate the competing claims? To which identities...
Another reason for Princeton’s sudden success may lie in the return of key players absent in 2003 to an experienced and talented roster...
...Half Nelsons lie on the serious side of the casual band spectrum—they have possible plans for the future, and see the band as their major focus in life. “Being successful means making good music,” says Stone, “but it’s hard to do that if you’re not focusing on it.” Acevedo sums it up, “You have to be passionate about it—that’s the point...
...Illinois and Georgia Southern in order to decide who should get his number one vote? Of course not. They’re looking at the same scores as the computers and trying to rationalize who should be ranked where from that information. Actually, that’s even a lie. They’re handing off their ballot to sports information directors who take the time to fill it out for them and send it in. Since the computers have a defined system for processing statistics, I’ll put my money on them, thank you very much...