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Dale Carpenter
Dale Carpenter is the Earl R. Larson Professor of Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Law at the University of Minnesota Law School, where he teaches courses on Constitutional Law, the First Amendment, and Sexual Orientation and the Law. He blogs for IGF and for the Volokh Conspiracy (www.volokh.com), a conservative/libertarian legal blog. From 1994-2009, he wrote a regular column, “OutRight,” for several gay publications across the country.
Carpenter graduated from Yale College and from the University of Chicago Law School, where he served as editor-in-chief of the law review. After law school, Carpenter was a law clerk to the Hon. Edith H. Jones of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Contact Dale Carpenter at OutRight@aol.com.
Contributions
- Marriage Revisionism, by Dale Carpenter, March 6, 2009
- Know on 8, by Dale Carpenter, February 14, 2009
- Reaching Out to Move Ahead, by Dale Carpenter, January 1, 2009
- Losing California, by Dale Carpenter, December 7, 2008
- The Case for McCain, by Dale Carpenter, October 25, 2008
- Goodbye to the GLBT Movement, by Dale Carpenter, October 11, 2008
- Log Cabin's McCain Endorsement, by Dale Carpenter, September 27, 2008
- McCainophobia, by Dale Carpenter, September 11, 2008
- Beating Proposition 8, by Dale Carpenter, August 28, 2008
- McCain on Gay Adoptions, by Dale Carpenter, July 31, 2008
- Obama and Gay Marriage, by Dale Carpenter, July 16, 2008
- California's High-Stakes Gamble, by Dale Carpenter, June 21, 2008
- California’s Potential, by Dale Carpenter, May 22, 2008
- The Pope, Gays, and World Peace, by Dale Carpenter, May 7, 2008
- Laughing Matters, by Dale Carpenter, April 25, 2008
- A Hope for Audacity, by Dale Carpenter, April 10, 2008
- Gun Rights Are Gay Rights, by Dale Carpenter, February 17, 2008
- A Failing Midterm Grade for Democrats, by Dale Carpenter, January 31, 2008
- The Perils of Ron Paul, by Dale Carpenter, January 2, 2008
- An ENDA Thanksgiving, by Dale Carpenter, November 22, 2007
- Yes, ENDA Really Does Protect Gays, by Dale Carpenter, November 8, 2007
- Does 'United ENDA' Represent the Community?, by Dale Carpenter, October 27, 2007
- ENDA Now. Transgenders Later., by Dale Carpenter, October 11, 2007
- The Elephant in the Room, by Dale Carpenter, September 13, 2007
- The Democrats' Gay Forum, by Dale Carpenter, August 16, 2007
- Health Care, Part 2: ‘Free’ Isn't Fair, by Dale Carpenter, August 2, 2007
- Health Care, Part 1: A “Sicko” System?, by Dale Carpenter, July 19, 2007
- Overdoing Anti-Discrimination, by Dale Carpenter, June 7, 2007
- The Un-Conservative Effects of Opposing Gay Marriage, by Dale Carpenter, May 24, 2007
- Pay Your Money, Choose Your Radicals, by Dale Carpenter, May 10, 2007
- David Blankenhorn’s Causal Casuistry, by Dale Carpenter, April 26, 2007
- The Hate Crimes Temptation, by Dale Carpenter, April 13, 2007
- About-Face on Don't Ask, Don't Tell, by Dale Carpenter, March 29, 2007
- Coulter’s Conservative Minstrelsy, by Dale Carpenter, March 16, 2007
- Two Tests for Mitt Romney, by Dale Carpenter, February 15, 2007
- A Scorecard for the Democrats, by Dale Carpenter, February 1, 2007
- Another Blow to the Military Ban, by Dale Carpenter, January 18, 2007
- A Lesson from Canada, by Dale Carpenter, December 21, 2006
- The Back of the Bus, by Dale Carpenter, October 26, 2006
- Foley and the Homophobic Mind, by Dale Carpenter, October 12, 2006
- Polygamy, Natural Law, and Gay Marriage, by Dale Carpenter, September 28, 2006
- Preserving Gay Civil Rights History, by Dale Carpenter, August 31, 2006
- The Washington State Marriage Decision, by Dale Carpenter, August 3, 2006
- New York Ruling, Take 3: Beyond Litigation, by Dale Carpenter, July 20, 2006
- The Amendment Is Dead. Long Live the Amendment, by Dale Carpenter, July 6, 2006
- The News Story I'd Like to See, by Dale Carpenter, June 8, 2006
- Why So Few Gay Marriages?, by Dale Carpenter, May 11, 2006
- Gay Families Change Gay Life, by Dale Carpenter, April 27, 2006
- Let Catholics Discriminate, by Dale Carpenter, March 31, 2006
- Right on the Internet, by Dale Carpenter, February 16, 2006
- Oppose Alito?, by Dale Carpenter, January 19, 2006
- 'Brokeback Mountain': A Dissenting View, by Dale Carpenter, December 22, 2005
- The Solomon Amendment and Gay Rights, by Dale Carpenter, December 8, 2005
- After the Texas Vote, by Dale Carpenter, November 24, 2005
- Three Unexpected Cheers for NGLTF, by Dale Carpenter, October 27, 2005
- Common Ground on Marriage, by Dale Carpenter, October 25, 2005
- Trouble in Texas, by Dale Carpenter, October 13, 2005
- A Sigh of Relief on Roberts, by Dale Carpenter, September 29, 2005
- Arnold's Legacy in the Balance, by Dale Carpenter, September 15, 2005
- John Roberts...Prejudged, by Dale Carpenter, September 1, 2005
- Abortion Rights Are Not Gay Rights, by Dale Carpenter, August 4, 2005
- Do Bisexual Men Exist?, by Dale Carpenter, July 21, 2005
- Justice O'Connor and Gay Rights, by Dale Carpenter, July 7, 2005
- Heart of Darkness, by Dale Carpenter, June 23, 2005
- Beyond Equality and Liberty, by Dale Carpenter, May 26, 2005
- Winning the Right Way in Connecticut, by Dale Carpenter, April 28, 2005
- The Late Pope's Legacy, by Dale Carpenter, April 14, 2005
- What If Terri Schiavo Had Been Gay?, by Dale Carpenter, March 31, 2005
- HRC Pours Another, by Dale Carpenter, March 17, 2005
- Tripp Isn't Straight on Lincoln, by Dale Carpenter, March 3, 2005
- Are Civil Unions a Dead End?, by Dale Carpenter, February 17, 2005
- Marriage Is More Than a Civil Union, by Dale Carpenter, February 3, 2005
- Wither HRC?, by Dale Carpenter, December 23, 2004
- Spousal Rights by Increments: California Shows the Way, by Dale Carpenter, November 25, 2004
- The Religious Revival, Gay Marriage, and Federalism, by Dale Carpenter, November 11, 2004
- Double-Talk in the Presidential Campaign, by Dale Carpenter, October 14, 2004
- How to Assess Outing, by Dale Carpenter, September 30, 2004
- Gay First, Republican Second, by Dale Carpenter, September 16, 2004
- HRC and the End of ENDA, by Dale Carpenter, August 19, 2004
- In Boston, the Democrats Ducked, by Dale Carpenter, August 5, 2004
- No Excuse for Kerry, by Dale Carpenter, July 22, 2004
- Kerry and Edwards Must Vote on Marriage, by Dale Carpenter, July 8, 2004
- Reagan and AIDS: A Reassessment, by Dale Carpenter, June 24, 2004
- Reagan and Gays: A Reassessment, by Dale Carpenter, June 10, 2004
- The End of Gay Rights, by Dale Carpenter, May 27, 2004
- Gay Marriage and Polygamy, by Dale Carpenter, April 29, 2004
- Will Gay Marriage Make More People Gay?, by Dale Carpenter, April 15, 2004
- Gay Marriage Helps Children, by Dale Carpenter, April 1, 2004
- Gay Marriage and Procreation, by Dale Carpenter, March 18, 2004
- Against Bush, by Dale Carpenter, March 4, 2004
- Time To Draw the Line, by Dale Carpenter, February 19, 2004
- Are Gays Wrecking Marriage in Scandinavia?, by Dale Carpenter, February 5, 2004
- Cheney Shows the Way, by Dale Carpenter, February 2, 2004
- Bad Arguments for Gay Marriage, by Dale Carpenter, December 11, 2003
- A Gay Marriage Decision?, by Dale Carpenter, November 27, 2003
- Arnold and the Paranoid Style in Gay Politics, by Dale Carpenter, October 16, 2003
- The Mainstream Case Against the Federal Marriage Amendment, by Dale Carpenter, September 18, 2003
- I Have a Dream ... of What?, by Dale Carpenter, September 4, 2003
- Marriage: Mend It, Don't End It, by Dale Carpenter, August 7, 2003
- After Santorum, by Dale Carpenter, May 1, 2003
- The State of the Religious Right, by Dale Carpenter, March 6, 2003
- Lone Star Hate, by Dale Carpenter, January 23, 2003
- Victory From Defeat: Ten Years After Amendment 2, by Dale Carpenter, October 17, 2002
- Keep the Pride, Ditch the Parade, by Dale Carpenter, July 11, 2002
- The Nostalgia of the Queer Left, by Dale Carpenter, June 13, 2002
- Gay Marriage and the Catholic Priest Scandal, by Dale Carpenter, May 30, 2002
- Why A Dead Dutch Politician Matters, by Dale Carpenter, May 16, 2002
- The Mistake of 'GLBT', by Dale Carpenter, April 4, 2002
- The Myth of a Transgender Stonewall, by Dale Carpenter, March 7, 2002
- Three Blows against Gay Victimhood, by Dale Carpenter, December 13, 2001
- More Follies of the Anti-War Gay Left, by Dale Carpenter, November 15, 2001
- Left Out, by Dale Carpenter, October 18, 2001
- The First Amendment to the Rescue, by Dale Carpenter, September 6, 2001
- Straight Talk about Going Straight, by Dale Carpenter, May 17, 2001
- Defying Left and Right, by Dale Carpenter, April 19, 2001
- Gay Cuba Libre!, by Dale Carpenter, March 8, 2001
- Educating Gays, by Dale Carpenter, February 8, 2001
- Bush's Tolerance, by Dale Carpenter, August 14, 2000
- The Scouts' Rights — and Ours, by Dale Carpenter, July 13, 2000
- The Fear of Being Ordinary, by Dale Carpenter, May 4, 2000
- Some Advice to Gay Conservatives, by Dale Carpenter, January 31, 2000
- Gays in the Military Showers, by Dale Carpenter, January 17, 2000
- What the Vermont Court Did, by Dale Carpenter, January 3, 2000
- A Book that Made A Difference, by Dale Carpenter, December 20, 1999
- Headline, by Dale Carpenter, December 6, 1999
- Give Us Your Poor, by Dale Carpenter, October 11, 1999
- Gov. Bush, Sodomy-Law Defender, by Dale Carpenter, September 13, 1999
- The Moral Side of Gay Equality, by Dale Carpenter, August 2, 1999
- Building A Coalition of the Majority, by Dale Carpenter, July 19, 1999
- Mom's Gay Pride, by Dale Carpenter, June 21, 1999
- Some Principles of Gay Conservatism, by Dale Carpenter, May 24, 1999
- Gender Patriots, by Dale Carpenter, February 1, 1999