Salon has a great article about a new gay agenda. The agenda is winning elections.
Personally, I think people vote for anti-gay marriage laws and similar crap because they're afraid. What if our society allowed gay couples to freely marry, foster children, adopt children, you name it? It hasn't happened widely before. People are afraid of it.
What they should do is enlist Hollywood. Let the public see what life would be like if gay couples could marry, inherit, adopt, parent, etc., just like everyone else. Hollywood's been trying and you see gay families on TV and whatnot, but people probably need more. And of course, it's not going to be as glossy or as pretty as it is on TV. But that's the same for heterosexuals anyway. We're portrayed as being far more clean, healthy, wealthy, and happy than we actually are lol.
Anyway, the question is not whether gays will ever have rights equal to those of straight folk. The question is when.
And truthfully, the sooner the better, in my humble opinion. Children in those unions deserve the protections that equal marriage, inheritance, and medical rights would provide. Other than that, frankly, I'm not sure I see the logic in turning our back on one segment of the population because they have a difference. We're not allowed to do such things on the basis of race or creed, are we? Laws that single out people based on those things are often struck down. It shouldn't be any different for gay people.
This is one thing that turns me off about being Republican. It turns me off when politicians use gay marriage as a soapbox to stand on because people are afraid. They're playing on people's fears, not reality. And, unfortunately, Republicans are sooooo guilty of that. I'm thisclose to changing my party affiliation.
1 comment:
Hey Secretary! Well written Post. I will even add to this. As you may or may not know, being married, one would pay a higher Tax Percentage. It is called the Marriage penalty. Wouldn't we be cutting down the deficit if we allowed Gays to marry?
Just wanted to put my two cents in as I agree with your post!
Flyinfox_SATX (Always lookin to make a buck!)
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