Showing posts with label civil rights. Show all posts
Showing posts with label civil rights. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 3, 2011
Thursday, August 5, 2010
"un-american, unequal, unfair"
yesterday was a huge day for my family and families across the united states. or as my friend on facebook said "a big yay day if yer gay". i'd say it was a big day for all americans who treasure the personal freedoms and liberties granted by our constitution.
a lifelong republican judge overturned proposition 8 that had banned gay marriage in the state of california.
the fight is long from over, but a victory is a victory and this one was big! below is the reaction from the attorneys that argued for the side of equality...
be warned- it's a little annoying to watch since a rally is going on behind them. i didn't know gays blew airhorns??
a lifelong republican judge overturned proposition 8 that had banned gay marriage in the state of california.
the fight is long from over, but a victory is a victory and this one was big! below is the reaction from the attorneys that argued for the side of equality...
be warned- it's a little annoying to watch since a rally is going on behind them. i didn't know gays blew airhorns??
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Dear Ms. Lingle, You Suck.
Urgh, this is not representative of the aloha spirit of Hawaii. Their governor just vetoed a bill that would have granted civil unions to same-sex couples.
Ms. Lingle stated:
"I have been open and consistent in my opposition to same-gender marriage, and find that House Bill 444 is essentially marriage by another name."
I thought Republicans didn’t want same-sex marriage because “marriage” was their sacred and traditional religious institution. It isn’t a civil rights matter, they aren't trying to discriminate- they just don’t want their traditional “marriage” to be touched by us gay lepers, lest it will surely fall apart. By the way, how's that divorce rate looking these days??
I suppose I should be glad to read that a Republican actually says what they all really mean-they don’t want to recognize our rights as citizens and taxpayers. They want to deny us our civil liberties and deny our families the legitimacy and protections that their families are afforded- no matter what you call it.
So I suppose I should say kudos to you, Ms. Lingle, for at least being honest. I’m all for calling a spade a spade...a homophobe a homophobe...a bigot a bigot.
Ms. Lingle stated:
"I have been open and consistent in my opposition to same-gender marriage, and find that House Bill 444 is essentially marriage by another name."
I thought Republicans didn’t want same-sex marriage because “marriage” was their sacred and traditional religious institution. It isn’t a civil rights matter, they aren't trying to discriminate- they just don’t want their traditional “marriage” to be touched by us gay lepers, lest it will surely fall apart. By the way, how's that divorce rate looking these days??
I suppose I should be glad to read that a Republican actually says what they all really mean-they don’t want to recognize our rights as citizens and taxpayers. They want to deny us our civil liberties and deny our families the legitimacy and protections that their families are afforded- no matter what you call it.
So I suppose I should say kudos to you, Ms. Lingle, for at least being honest. I’m all for calling a spade a spade...a homophobe a homophobe...a bigot a bigot.
Thursday, December 3, 2009
lost a battle but the fight will continue
"There's never a good time for civil rights. There's never, ever, ever, ever a good time for civil rights. I know. I get that," said Sen. Tom Duane, a Manhattan Democrat who was the chamber's first openly gay member. "But the paradox is, it's always the time to be on the right side of history"
*thanks to dr. pants for the video. and when i say "dr." i mean it in the most literal sense...as for the "pants" part i can't for the life of me remember where that came from*
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