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Monday, August 04, 2003
What's all this talk about GAY MARRIAGE? I have mixed feelings about all the recent coverage on gay marriages. I love that its being discussed, but I tend to hate the context in which it's discussed. For example, friday night on Hardball, Chris Matthews had his panel deep in discussion about gay marriage and then cut off the topic by saying, 'And after the commercial break we'll talk about something important.' Hmph. As if gay marriage isn't important... OK, maybe its not important to Chris Matthews since he's straight (I assume)... but there are folks who think it is plenty important, me included. And then, let me rant for a few minutes... And then you've got Dubbya standing up there saying that marriage ought to be between a man and a woman. And we're fooling ourselves if we don't know where this definition comes from... his religious views. And so how can he get away (and the rest of the republicans and the spineless Democrats) with this blatant violation of separation of church and state? Marriage in the eyes of the government ought to be a contract between two people who have agreed to be responsible for one another in all senses of the word. And these two people get certain benefits from doing so... tax breaks and the like. Marriage, on this level, the GOVERNMENT'S DEFINTION OF MARRIAGE, ought to be between any two individuals who see fit to bind their lives together. I don't give a damned if the church doesn't want me married. I don't plan on getting married in any church... and I don't practice any religion per se. But my government, who is supposed to be separate from the church is denying me the ability to form an official, genuine partnership with another individual just because the person I would choose happens to have a penis. What business is it of theirs? What happened to the unalienable right to pursue happiness in whatever way I choose as long as it doesn't hurt anyone else? And this whole Civil Unions bullshit is only a way to appease the gay community while not stepping on conservative voters' sensibilities. Separate but equal didn't work for African-Americans and it won't work for Gays. Period. I'll be happy with one of two results. 1.) Full recognition of gay couples in the eyes of the government, with all the rights and responsibilitites afforded heterosexuals, and most importantly BY THE SAME NAME... or 2.) Taking away those rights from straight couples that are being denied to gay couples. Let's see what happens. | private feedback | |
Hey! I'm Shane... a proud gay progressive Democrat who has recently relocated to New York City from Ithaca, NY. As I am no longer in Ithaca, I haven't quite decided the fate of this blog. Drop me a line!
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