Adam and Steve
"Adam and Steve" is a phrase that was created from a conservative Christian slogan "God made Adam and Eve, not Adam and Steve". It was created to summarize Christian bible-based arguments against homosexual practices or homosexuality.[1] The slogan also expresses that heterosexuality is the natural way of life for humanity.
The phrase appeared on a protest sign as early as 1977. It was mentioned in a New York Times report about a November 19 rally in Houston, Texas that year.[2] In 1979, Jerry Falwell helped the phrase to become popular. This happened after a press conference he held for Christianity Today.[3] Many LGBT people have made movies and plays based on the phrase. Paul Rudnick wrote the play The Most Fabulous Story Ever Told, which has a gay couple named Adam and Steve.[4] In 2005, a gay movie was released with the title Adam & Steve.
References
change- ↑ Clarke, Victoria (September–October 2001). "What about the children? arguments against lesbian and gay parenting", Women's Studies International Forums 24 (5): 555–570.
- ↑ Judy Klemesrud (November 20, 1977). "Equal Rights Plan and Abortion Are Opposed by 15,000 at Rally". New York Times. Retrieved 2008-12-26.
- ↑ David L. Balch, Homosexuality, Science, and the "plain Sense" of Scripture, (Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2000) p22
- ↑ Hurwitt, Robert (May 21, 2001). "Adam and Steve's adventures in paradise", San Francisco Chronicle, p. E4.
Books
change- Katha Pollitt, Adam and Steve — Together at Last, The Nation, 15 December 2003.
