Mrs. America has reintroduced John Schlafly (Ben Rosenfield), the gay son of Phyllis Schlafly (Cate Blanchett), the right-wing activist who waged war against the Equal Rights Amendment. In , it was revealed that John Schlafly was gay. Phyllis acknowledged the information was true but said that John had the same beliefs as her.
She believed the information was revealed to embarrass her, The New York Times reported. She once said that John’s sexuality “is not a problem for anybody but the press. Schlafly was “outed,” or revealed to be gay, by QW, a magazine published in New York, two weeks ago. He confirmed his homosexuality in an interview published Friday by the San Francisco Examiner.
In September , John Schlafly, the son of conservative crusader Phyllis Schlafly, confirmed he was gay to the San Francisco Examiner. On the most recent episode of Hulu's Mrs. America. Phyllis Schafly’s son, John F. Schlafly, was forced to come out of the closet. In September , John Schlafly confirmed to the San Francisco Examiner that he was gay.
Oral arguments in Obegefell v. Doing this is the only way we can stop the felon in the White House, and his MAGA sycophants in Congress, from doing more damage in his final two years as president. But our institutions—the courts, the legislatures—are lagging behind. As dogged as she was, she was a hypocrite. Yet the Court said nothing.
Your neighbor? Though she claimed to never have held a paying job after marriage, many of her political opponents considered it ironic that she spoke out against feminist causes and working women while she pursued an active career. They should be screaming about separation of church and state. They are the enemy of the people, not a Democrat who you may not agree with on every issue.
It was just three months before her death. On June 18, the U. History will remember where we stood. Time to face reality, that is really all that can be done for now. Over drinks with my friend Tim Teeman from the Daily Beast last night, I got to thinking about my interviews with Phyllis Schlafly over the years. Episode 5 explores sexual identity and equality in romantic partnerships through two very different couples on opposite sides of the ERA battle.
She earned an M. I am old enough to remember when she started this crap.
Who have said it will force the closure of rural hospitals, and throw seniors out of nursing homes, in their states, because they will lose their Medicaid. Ambassador David Pressman, whose effective leadership of that Obama-era initiative was inspirational. Call your lawmakers. Schlafly was very frail, sitting hunched over in a wheelchair being pushed by her son, John. Phyllis Schlafly came to national prominence with the , self-published book, A Choice Not an Echo , written in support of the conservative politician Barry Goldwater.
For a long time, I, too, thought Schlafly was merely a right-wing, anti-feminist, anti-queer, ill-informed caricature of femininity and domesticity. Continue Reading. Republican members of Congress who have said it will be a disaster in their states. Phyllis Schlafly August 15, - September 5, Feigen was a leading feminist in the s who co-founded not only Ms.
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