Speaking of "entitlement," one group of people who aren't even entitled to the most basic, universal foundation found in life and happiness, is the gay community. Being liberal and from the San Francisco area, I grew up with many gay friends. And when Bush took his Christian, conservative interests to a whole other level by pushing to deny 10 percent of the American population the right to get married, it broke my heart.
I'm happy to say that gay/lesbian couples can be legally wed in California beginning June 17. Talk about the liberal state's Supreme Court to the rescue.
And it's about time.
What made me every more ecstatic was reading that San Fran Mayor Gavin Newson said, in relation to the Supreme Court's ruling on legalizing same-sex marriage, that California starts trends that the U.S. eventually follows. We can only hope.
And now New York has decided to recognize marriages between gay/lesbian couples that were legally wed in other states.
I'm happy to see gay marriage being on the right track...or maybe I mean the left.
Take that, Bible thumpers.
I wonder:
How many states will never comply with legalizing same-sex marriage?
Does the majority of American population agree with same-sex marriage?
Will this increase the number of gay couples in California and New York?
How many other states will follow suit?
Will the next Democratic president push for a national legalization of same-sex marriages?
Friday, May 30, 2008
Same-sex marriage makes a comeback
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