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OK, everyone here should know by now that I'm against marriage in general.
But I'm even more against discrimination. If something is a right, whether I agree with that right or not, if it already exists, then all legal adult citizens should have equal access to that right.
So, to protest the three new examples of hatred and bigotry, I remind everyone of the Pro-Marriage bumper sticker, which says "Marriage =" and a circle of people of both genders. I recommend everyone who abhors the latest example of ignorance and discrimination, publicly declare their disapproval and get either this one, or one of the many Gay Marriage bumper stickers ... or better yet, both.
But I'm even more against discrimination. If something is a right, whether I agree with that right or not, if it already exists, then all legal adult citizens should have equal access to that right.
So, to protest the three new examples of hatred and bigotry, I remind everyone of the Pro-Marriage bumper sticker, which says "Marriage =" and a circle of people of both genders. I recommend everyone who abhors the latest example of ignorance and discrimination, publicly declare their disapproval and get either this one, or one of the many Gay Marriage bumper stickers ... or better yet, both.
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Date: 11/9/08 11:52 pm (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 11/10/08 11:08 pm (UTC)From:The point of this entry was not to re-hash my ideas about the worthiness of marriage, but to support equal rights. At this time, marriage is a civil contract and there should be absolutely no prohibitions on any individual entering that contract, provided they meet all the usual requirements for entering into a civil contract - such as being a legal adult.
It doesn't really matter if I think marriage is stupid, just as it doesn't really matter if I think smoking tobacco is stupid. The fact is, it's legal, and barring any category of otherwise-legal citizens from participating is discrimination. Period. If the activity is legal, than all adult legal citizens should have a right to choose to participate, even if I think it's dumb.
You can find some of my views on marriage in my posts tagged with "relationships".