Thursday, May 15, 2008
Is anyone else excited about California overturning the gay marriage ban? It's so sad that only two states are willing to give everyone complete civil rights...still it's a step in the right direction I think. So yay California! You are totally awesome. Also, I have to think of something to wear on Saturday for a special occasion - nothing too fancy. I'm torn between two really fantastic ideas: a dress and a skirt/tank/cardigan outfit...I guess what will really matter is the weather. Well, I'm off. Sorry for the short post.
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I love skirts but it really depends on the actual event, you have to give us more details!!! Kay
Having a gay brother makes me say "yes" but then almost immediatley realism sets in. a group is trying to get a Constituional (State) amendment banning the gay marriage and thus overturning the courts decision. Also,as you said only 2 states allow gay marrigae, a few others have "Seperate but equal" civl unions, and the rest have amendments in their state constituions banning it.
While this is a great victory, the war isn't over yet.
I don't think the war is over. I'm just giving California snaps. And of course a group is trying to come up with a state constitutional amendment...that's what groups do...we just don't know if it'll pass.
Kathleen, you are such a forward thinker-why do you even support the archaic idea of marriage? Honestly, it is more of a social expectation than a right! Once you are married, your spouse has legal right to half of all that you own, and in some states you can't even divorce unless the court allows and irreconciable differences doesn't count. So why fight for marriage when they can fight to change laws regarding dependants in regards to SSI benefits and healthcare without joining in the hypocracy?
I actually go back and forth about marriage. For two people in a relationship, if you're committed then marriage isn't necessary - at least when the state recognizes that you have legal rights regarding the person you're committed to. But when it comes down to it, I want to have kids someday and marriage is the easiest way to make kids "legitimate" so to speak. Fighting to change the laws is a good idea and I'm all for that. Until then however, I want marriage to be an equal right for all people
And I don't mean legitimate as in non "b**tard" but legitimately two people's and with all the laws favoring that - because the laws do favor that and won't be changing anytime soon, no matter how much I support changes.
Mr/Mrs/Ms/Col/Prof/Dr Anon
marriage, when done properly, is not hypocrisy but a job. A job with great benefits and lifetimes of joy and all, but it's a job. Also, when fighting the good fight, it's probably easier to allow other monogomous relationships enter the legal world of civil marriage than try to say we should scrap and start over.
and Divorce rate is basically 50%, I don't think it's that difficult to get divorced anymore as you might think.
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