Nicola Griffith

Writer. Queer cripple with a PhD. Seattle & Leeds.

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30 years ago: a love story in photos

Thirty years ago today Kelley and I met in East Lansing, Michigan. Here’s our story in photos.

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Posted on June 26, 2018 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Marriage equality will change the world

I have too many thoughts and feelings, coming too thick and fast, to write a thoughtful piece about the US Supreme Court’s opinion on same-sex marriage. So here’s an edited repost of something I wrote a couple of years ago about why it will change the world.

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Posted on June 27, 2015 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

SCOTUS and same-sex marriage, addendum

My hope is still for Yes, that Kennedy will listen to his conscience. But at the very far reaches of the hope universe there’s a tenuous hint of a wisp of possibility that Roberts and Scalia might say Yes, too…

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Posted on April 29, 2015 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Same-sex marriage hearing at the Supreme Court

I’ve been reading analysis for a while on how the Supreme Court might rule on same-sex marriage. The consensus boils down to…

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Posted on April 28, 2015 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

National marriage equality

So. The Supreme Court will hear four same-sex marriage appeal cases in (probably) April and issue their ruling in (most likely) late…

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Posted on January 17, 2015 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Wife

Last year, two and half months before the publication of Hild, I emailed my editor at Farrar, Straus and Giroux: “I hope it’s…

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Posted on June 23, 2014 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Immigration and same-sex couples

From: Isabelle in the EU The reason I am getting in touch is that I have fallen in love with an American…

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Posted on October 14, 2013 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

SCOTUS, same-sex marriage, and my anniversary

At some point next week the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) will hand down its decisions on the Defence of…

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Posted on June 21, 2013 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

The first same-sex couple Guests of Honour at a major SF convention?

From: Jack HastingsI am curious. Are you and Kelley Eskridge the first same sex couple co-Guests of Honor at a major science…

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Posted on June 18, 2013 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

The personal consequences of growing up queer

I just watched this video, the stories of LGBT seniors’ lives : Most people who meet me think I’m lucky to have…

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Posted on April 5, 2013 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

What the SCOTUS announcement means for marriage equality

Last month I wrote: In all likelihood, the case SCOTUS will take up will either be the Prop 8 case, or that…

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Posted on December 8, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Same-sex marriage in the US is inevitable

Same-sex marriages will begin in Washington State on December 9, 2012. So now there are nine states–Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New…

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Posted on November 20, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Make my year: vote to approve Referendum 74

Ballots are hitting mailboxes this week in Washington State. We have ours. (And when I say ‘we’ I’m speaking loosely: Kelley got…

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Posted on October 20, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

DOMA is going down: but when, and what then?

Yesterday I read this article from The Advocate New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn filed a…

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Posted on July 27, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Update on same-sex marriage in Washington State

As I’ve said previously, Referendum 74 made the ballot. But Initiative 1192–which could have proved confusing to those voting on same-sex marriage–has…

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Posted on July 10, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Queer updates

I keep meaning to mention these things as I stumble across them, but then, well, life happens and they fall off my…

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Posted on June 10, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Marriage equality in Washington, update

Last time I posted about marriage equality here in Washington, it was Valentine’s Day: Gov. Gregoire had just signed same-sex marriage into…

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Posted on May 21, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

POTUS evolves on same-sex marriage

The money quote is at the end: “I’ve just concluded that, for me personally, it is important for me to go ahead…

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Posted on May 9, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Marriage equality in Washington for Valentine’s Day

Governor Chris Gregoire signed the Washing marriage equality bill into law today. At some point this year, for same-sex couples it will…

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Posted on February 14, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Washington marriage equality passes the state House

As expected, the Washington House passed the same-sex marriage bill (55-43). The Governor will sign it. Then we wait and see. If…

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Posted on February 9, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Proposition 8 ruled unconstitutional. Now what?

Yesterday, California’s Proposition 8 was ruled unconstitutional by a panel of the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals. Judge Stephen Reinhardt wrote…

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Posted on February 8, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Washington state senate votes Yes on marriage equality

This evening the Washington State Senate voted 28-21 for marriage equality. The House will most probably vote early next week. Most observers…

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Posted on February 2, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Crucial vote tomorrow

Last night, the Washington state House Judiciary Committee passed by a vote of 7-6 the bill to extend the freedom to marry…

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Posted on January 31, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Washington marridge about to become marriage?

About an hour from now, the Washington State legislature will open hearings on two identical same-sex marriage bills, HB 2516 and SB…

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Posted on January 23, 2012 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized

Married in London

No, not me–at least not yet–but a song from the always-fab Janis Ian. I’ve said it before, ad tedium ad nauseum, that…

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Posted on November 4, 2011 by Nicola Griffith in Uncategorized
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