Today I'm participating in Write to Marriage Day, a blogswarm against Proposition 8 in California. I hope any Californians out there in birdybloglandia will VOTE NO on Prop 8. Just remember--vote all the way down the ballot, because the propositions are at the bottom of the ballot.
As you all know, my own attempt at marriage didn't work out so well, but I will always support the right for two consenting adults to get married--whether I ever decide to go there again or not. "Civil unions" are merely the latest example of our country's propensity for trying to foist "separate but equal" institutions on us.
Perhaps the solution is to keep "marriages" in a religious context; if you get hitched in a church, we'll call it a marriage. If you want to be legally joined, with all the legal benefits (and drawbacks) therein, we'll call it a "civil union." Period. That would certainly uphold the idea of separation of Church and State, which is a separation I believe in.
Whatever the eventual solution to what is, in my opinion, a non-problem--I hope you'll join me in recognizing that the marriage of two people of the same sex does absolutely nothing to "weaken" the institution of marriage or any other silly right-wing talking points. I think enough straight couples weaken that institution all on their own without any help from the gay side of the aisle, thank you.
So vote no on Prop 8 -- unless you believe this:
8 comments:
Freedom to marry!
What is scary about that???
Damn. I'D marry Portia myself.
Booga booga...LOL!
I've done plenty of damage to my own marriage and no homosexuality was involved.
Consenting adults should be able to legally unite. It seems simple to me, no matter what you call it.
I haven't a clue how someone else's marriage could possibly threaten mine. I am so with you on this one. Thanks for the link.
I've been lurking on your blog. I feel so strongly about this that I really think that my husband and I would get divorced if there were a constitutional ban against gay marriage. I will definitely be voting no on 8 next Tuesday. And, so will my husband.
Given the divorce rate in this country, I find it horrific that people would say that gay marriage is a threat to the institution of marriage. Marriage is threatened much more by promiscuity, alcohol abuse, and domestic violence. I don't hear about constitutional bans on those issues. Sigh.
Don't get me started . . . I'd just keep going and going and going.
With you all the way, Delia. Unfortunately, I don't live in CA.
However, on my recent trip to San Diego, I was subjected to all the political ads on the various propositions--and I thought to myself--thank goodness we don't have propositions in PA. They seem as though they tout democracy, but in reality they don't.
I try to impress on my students--the beauty of the Constitution is how it protects the minority, not the majority.
Fran--nothing at all!
Susan--I'll take Ellen!
DCup--exactly, DCup. And I don't see how one marriage affects another, unless there's "swapping" involved!
NCMtnWoman--Thanks!
Egretsnest--welcome to the comments section, and thanks for reading! And thanks for your vote--I wish all people were so enlightened.
KGMom--I too am glad this "prop" stuff isn't in PA. I like what you teach about the Constitution.
OMG--my word verif is fluff. How weird.
Thanks for posting this on your blog. I'm a big supporter of this as well as Vote No on 2 in Florida (where I live). This is the new civil rights cause of our day. It's very refreshing to see so many people leave comments that I may need to do my own post on it.
Thanks for supporting so many people's right to marry whoever they want, including my own.
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