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Published: 02/19/11

What Do We Really Know About Why Children Need Two Parents?

By  Julie Moos - Politics Daily
What Do We Really Know About Why Children Need Two Parents?

The House budget passed early Saturday would cut funding for family planning, which could increase unplanned pregnancies by one-third. That would likely lead, among other things, to quite a few families headed by single mothers, the most unacceptable form of parenting to many Americans, based on the latest Pew poll. Of the 2,691 adults who were asked whether it was good or bad for society that there are "more single women having children without a male partner to help raise them," about two-thirds said it was bad. The same adults found it more acceptable for unmarried heterosexual partners ...

Published: 04/14/10

Constance McMillen: Mississippi's Pro-Gay Prom Rebel is a Hero

By  Frances Tobin - Politics Daily
Constance McMillen: Mississippi's Pro-Gay Prom Rebel is a Hero

If there's any justice in this world, then Constance McMillen's name and her story of fierce heroism will be celebrated in the annals of the human rights movement in this country. The 18-year-old senior at Itawamba Agricultural High School in Fulton, Miss., made national headlines last month when her fight with the Itawamba County School District gained significant media traction. McMillen wanted to bring her girlfriend to the high school prom on April 2, but after contacting the school's vice principal last December in hopes of receiving approval, he told her she was not allowed to do so. ...

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