Comments on: The Sci-Fi Explanation of Why Gay People Must Be Allowed to Marry http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2010/08/05/sci-fis-explanation-of-why-gay-people-must-be-allowed-to-marry/ Wed, 22 Feb 2012 16:57:08 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: <title> When will we be transhuman? </title>. http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2010/08/05/sci-fis-explanation-of-why-gay-people-must-be-allowed-to-marry/#comment-2960 <title> When will we be transhuman? </title>. Mon, 18 Jul 2011 21:39:47 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/?p=1568#comment-2960 [...] Persons, not People: Rights discourse will shift to personhood instead of common humanity. I have argued we’re already beginning to see a social shift towards [...] [...] Persons, not People: Rights discourse will shift to personhood instead of common humanity. I have argued we’re already beginning to see a social shift towards [...]

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]]> By: Deborah Teramis Christian http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2010/08/05/sci-fis-explanation-of-why-gay-people-must-be-allowed-to-marry/#comment-2958 Deborah Teramis Christian Tue, 28 Jun 2011 19:50:27 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/?p=1568#comment-2958 I agree with your notion of personhood being the basis for rights. As a science fiction novelist, that concept is implicit in the marriage laws (including same sex marriages) in my Sa'adani Empire science fiction setting (recently blogged about gay marriage in that context <a href="http://www.deborahteramischristian.com/world-design/gay-marriage-in-saadani-space/" rel="nofollow"><b>here</b>).</a> To my thinking the other key element is the consent which you mention. If two persons consent to something, let them partner however they like. Thanks too for the interesting outtake from <i>Citizen Cyborg</i>. I'm not familiar with that but now I want to give it a look. I agree with your notion of personhood being the basis for rights. As a science fiction novelist, that concept is implicit in the marriage laws (including same sex marriages) in my Sa’adani Empire science fiction setting (recently blogged about gay marriage in that context here). To my thinking the other key element is the consent which you mention. If two persons consent to something, let them partner however they like.

Thanks too for the interesting outtake from Citizen Cyborg. I’m not familiar with that but now I want to give it a look.

]]> By: Deryl Fisher http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2010/08/05/sci-fis-explanation-of-why-gay-people-must-be-allowed-to-marry/#comment-2957 Deryl Fisher Mon, 25 Apr 2011 03:04:21 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/?p=1568#comment-2957 So how about us Neanderthals? Are we human? Even the gay Neanderthals amongst us? I found my way to this page while looking for something else (which is my usual route where being educated is concerned.) I saw a Discover Magazine in a library in Wisconsin last week. On the front it said something to the effect that we aren't even human. and tossed in something about 3% Neanderthal and another ingredient (immigrant?) that I didn't recognize. And before I could get to the article my ride came. I'm back where it doesn't snow in April. And looking on this website I was trying to locate that article when I met this one. Can anyone plug me into the one about my Neanderthal ancestry? About Gayness and procreating the "gayest" person I knew had 4 children by 3 different women before he died at the age of 44 from AIDS. He almost always had 2 or more gay lovers in his home. Thanks Der Fish So how about us Neanderthals? Are we human? Even the gay Neanderthals amongst us? I found my way to this page while looking for something else (which is my usual route where being educated is concerned.) I saw a Discover Magazine in a library in Wisconsin last week. On the front it said something to the effect that we aren’t even human. and tossed in something about 3% Neanderthal and another ingredient (immigrant?) that I didn’t recognize. And before I could get to the article my ride came. I’m back where it doesn’t snow in April. And looking on this website I was trying to locate that article when I met this one. Can anyone plug me into the one about my Neanderthal ancestry?
About Gayness and procreating the “gayest” person I knew had 4 children by 3 different women before he died at the age of 44 from AIDS. He almost always had 2 or more gay lovers in his home.
Thanks
Der Fish

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Your statement implies we are not part of the animal kingdom. . .

]]> By: Xenotransplants Might Wipe Out the Human Race | Science Not Fiction | Dog Eared Tutorials http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2010/08/05/sci-fis-explanation-of-why-gay-people-must-be-allowed-to-marry/#comment-2954 Xenotransplants Might Wipe Out the Human Race | Science Not Fiction | Dog Eared Tutorials Sat, 27 Nov 2010 03:00:07 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/?p=1568#comment-2954 [...] transhumanists. She thinks that  personhood is the “world’s most dangerous idea,” (sounds vaguely familiar) because if aliens, animals and robots have rights too, we won’t value humans anymore. [...] [...] transhumanists. She thinks that  personhood is the “world’s most dangerous idea,” (sounds vaguely familiar) because if aliens, animals and robots have rights too, we won’t value humans anymore. [...]

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]]> By: Rainbow Federation: The 5 Most Diverse Crews in Space | Science Not Fiction | FEEDER http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2010/08/05/sci-fis-explanation-of-why-gay-people-must-be-allowed-to-marry/#comment-2952 Rainbow Federation: The 5 Most Diverse Crews in Space | Science Not Fiction | FEEDER Fri, 03 Sep 2010 09:02:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/?p=1568#comment-2952 [...] Once or twice before I’ve made a case for diversity as a hallmark of good science fiction. Regardless of one’s present political affiliations, we like our sci-fi casts to be a plurality of uncanny and unfamiliar characters. The future of our species is, in part, dependent upon how well we get along with other forms of sentient life. So which stellar explorers would earn the stamp of approval from the Rainbow Coalition of the 24½th Century? After weeding out (most) all-human crews (sorry BSG!) and some of the less well-known teams (sorry Bucky O’Hare!), I’ve come up with a top five list. We’ve got genetic mutants, alcoholic robots, holograms, bisexual aliens, snarky A.I., clones, cryonauts, cyborgs, and every variant of human being imaginable. Did I leave anyone out? [...] [...] Once or twice before I’ve made a case for diversity as a hallmark of good science fiction. Regardless of one’s present political affiliations, we like our sci-fi casts to be a plurality of uncanny and unfamiliar characters. The future of our species is, in part, dependent upon how well we get along with other forms of sentient life. So which stellar explorers would earn the stamp of approval from the Rainbow Coalition of the 24½th Century? After weeding out (most) all-human crews (sorry BSG!) and some of the less well-known teams (sorry Bucky O’Hare!), I’ve come up with a top five list. We’ve got genetic mutants, alcoholic robots, holograms, bisexual aliens, snarky A.I., clones, cryonauts, cyborgs, and every variant of human being imaginable. Did I leave anyone out? [...]

]]> By: Rainbow Federation: The 5 Most Diverse Crews in Space | Science Not Fiction | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/2010/08/05/sci-fis-explanation-of-why-gay-people-must-be-allowed-to-marry/#comment-2951 Rainbow Federation: The 5 Most Diverse Crews in Space | Science Not Fiction | Discover Magazine Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:24:57 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/sciencenotfiction/?p=1568#comment-2951 [...] Once or twice before I’ve made a case for diversity as a hallmark of good science fiction. Regardless of one’s present political affiliations, we like our sci-fi casts to be a plurality of uncanny and unfamiliar characters. The future of our species is, in part, dependent upon how well we get along with other forms of sentient life. So which stellar explorers would earn the stamp of approval from the Rainbow Coalition of the 24½th Century? After weeding out (most) all-human crews (sorry BSG!) and some of the less well-known teams (sorry Bucky O’Hare!), I’ve come up with a top five list. We’ve got genetic mutants, alcoholic robots, holograms, bisexual aliens, snarky A.I., clones, cryonauts, cyborgs, and every variant of human being imaginable. Did I leave anyone out? [...] [...] Once or twice before I’ve made a case for diversity as a hallmark of good science fiction. Regardless of one’s present political affiliations, we like our sci-fi casts to be a plurality of uncanny and unfamiliar characters. The future of our species is, in part, dependent upon how well we get along with other forms of sentient life. So which stellar explorers would earn the stamp of approval from the Rainbow Coalition of the 24½th Century? After weeding out (most) all-human crews (sorry BSG!) and some of the less well-known teams (sorry Bucky O’Hare!), I’ve come up with a top five list. We’ve got genetic mutants, alcoholic robots, holograms, bisexual aliens, snarky A.I., clones, cryonauts, cyborgs, and every variant of human being imaginable. Did I leave anyone out? [...]

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