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turpsMore spam but important.
I was talking about this protest and was told that it wouldn't achieve anything, and why was I bothered as it's not even my country. This is what I think.
No it's not my country, and I doubt Bush is worried but you know what? Even a tiny step is better than nothing. What he wants to do is wrong, that's the be all and end all. My voice may be just one in a void, but added with all the others, who says they won't be heard one day?
It's funny because I personally don't think that marriage is that important. Yes I'm married, but that was more for legal reasons. James would have had no rights over Corey if we weren't married. I wasn't any less in love with him when we weren't married than when we were. This is totally sappy, but a relationship should be based on love, friendship and respect, not a piece of paper.
So why do I protest? Because *everyone* should have the right to marry if they want. It shouldn't matter if you're two guys, two women, a trio, quad whatever. No one should be judged on their personal life. If you love someone you should be able to marry them, it's as simple as that. Why should that choice be taken from you because your relationship differs from what society deems as normal?
Marriage is a basic right, and that anyone is denied that right makes me mad. That's why I protest.
I was talking about this protest and was told that it wouldn't achieve anything, and why was I bothered as it's not even my country. This is what I think.
No it's not my country, and I doubt Bush is worried but you know what? Even a tiny step is better than nothing. What he wants to do is wrong, that's the be all and end all. My voice may be just one in a void, but added with all the others, who says they won't be heard one day?
It's funny because I personally don't think that marriage is that important. Yes I'm married, but that was more for legal reasons. James would have had no rights over Corey if we weren't married. I wasn't any less in love with him when we weren't married than when we were. This is totally sappy, but a relationship should be based on love, friendship and respect, not a piece of paper.
So why do I protest? Because *everyone* should have the right to marry if they want. It shouldn't matter if you're two guys, two women, a trio, quad whatever. No one should be judged on their personal life. If you love someone you should be able to marry them, it's as simple as that. Why should that choice be taken from you because your relationship differs from what society deems as normal?
Marriage is a basic right, and that anyone is denied that right makes me mad. That's why I protest.
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Date: 2003-10-15 05:18 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2003-10-16 12:12 pm (UTC)Maybe if he sees so many people are annoyed he may rethink things. A faint hope probably, but it's pointless sitting back and doing nothing.
Gay Marriage
Date: 2003-10-16 11:23 pm (UTC)..I just want to say THANK YOU.
I know what little we do, be it emails or LJ protests or WHATEVER may not count for much in the end, but it is most certainly gratifying that people are TRYING, at least.
I am a gay man in America, and personally, I agree with Terri, it's about the love two people have for each other; it doesn't really matter to me whether it's "legal" or not... ..but on the other hand, to say "well, gays can have civil unions, but not marriage" is just one more thing that segregates gay people, and discriminates against us, by making up rules that only apply to us. Rules for a single group of people simply makes that group a minority, which will result in more discrimination, etc etc.
Ok, stopping now before I REALLY rant... ..but again, Thank You All. There's nothing I've ever wanted more in life than to have a man to love with all my heart, and the fact that other people want that experience to be not only possible, but possible to the fullest extent means the world to me.