‘Old Line’ Indeed
From ‘LGBTQ Nation‘: Maryland lawmakers are making good on their promise to introduce marriage equality bills in the state legislature this year, and advocates are optimistic that Maryland will soon become the sixth state to legalize same-sex unions.In a symbolic move that underscores the momentum building in the “Old Line” State, majority leaders in both chambers will act as lead sponsors of the bills, with the first such bill introduced in the state Senate on Friday. Ohh… I know an old line when I hear it, don’t all of you? Especially when I’m seeing a whole lot of this: Maryland senate majority leader introduces marriage equality bill The state of Marriage Equality in 2011 Momentum growing in Maryland legislature to legalize gay marriage And when I actually do see something about this: Maryland introducing gender identity anti-discrimination and marriage equality bills I get Terry Jacks flashbacks like this: Morgan Meneses-Sheets,
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Why this article may matter
Community significance
“‘Old Line’ Indeed” may matter to community readers because it preserves a first-person or testimonial account connected to family and relationships, while also engaging transgender identity and history. Such accounts can document how an issue was understood and experienced from within the period or community being discussed.
Historical significance
As a publication record from 2011 at Transadvocate.com, “‘Old Line’ Indeed” provides dated evidence of how family and relationships was being argued in relation to transgender identity and history. Comparing it with earlier and later records can reveal changes in vocabulary, evidence, and emphasis.
Policy significance
The article’s strongest policy connection is elections and democratic governance and civil rights and anti-discrimination. It links that institutional frame to family and relationships and transgender identity and history, making it potentially useful for tracing how an argument moves from description or history into law, regulation, administration, or public practice.
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Themes
- 1Family and relationshipsTheme family: Identity, culture, and community100%
- 2Transgender identity and historyTheme family: Identity, culture, and community36%
- 3Law and civil rightsTheme family: Institutions, law, and public life29%
- 4Culture, identity, and representationTheme family: Identity, culture, and community24%
Academic framing
- 1100%
Policy framing
- 1100%
- 267%
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How “Family and relationships” appears across the Collective corpus
This article appeared 2 year(s) before the theme reached its highest annual presence in the registered corpus in 2013.
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Frequently co-occurring concepts
- Transgender identity and history191
- Law and civil rights130
- Community and organizing103
- Education and youth91
- Culture, identity, and representation60
- Public policy and governance58
- Healthcare and medicine52
- Science, evidence, and expertise43
- Labor, economics, and institutions43
- Violence, safety, and dehumanization41
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Dated source evidence currently stored by the CollectiveMany Travesties Verified Just Today | The Transadvocate
[...] this post, to print it out and to bring it with you to the statehouse. Don’t let an ‘old line‘ get wrapped around your neck yet [...]
Many Travesties Verified Just Today « ENDAblog
[...] this post, to print it out and to bring it with you to the statehouse. Don’t let an ‘old line‘ get wrapped around your neck yet [...]
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