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bman31679

What year is it again? 1908?

Feb 03, 2008 01:17

This website allows one to see those who signed a petition to ban gay marriage in Florida. The petition gathered enough support to be added to the November ballot. Homosexual marriages would probably help out our divorce rate. I don't understand why people are so afraid of change ( Read more... )

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theatercab February 3 2008, 13:53:23 UTC

The thing that makes me saddest is all the "repeat" addresses, where it's apparent that couples and/or their kids old enough to vote are also supporting the ban. As if gay people aren't allowed the very same rights these people have.

Thanks for posting this, Matt.

morwen February 3 2008, 18:14:20 UTC

I think it's a perfectly fine comparison.. all personal choices should be left to the individual, they are personal choices. And I think you are a wonderful person for allowing others to make the decision for themselves, even if you don't agree with what they are choosing to do. It's like we all have a little bubble around us, and what goes on inside that bubble doesn't have a direct effect on those around us (now, we could get technical, and say in the case of partners.. obviously, their bubbles are connected, and friends' bubbles bump occasionally, but that's a case by case.. same with abortion.. the father may or may not mingle with the mother's bubble, but in the grand scheme of things that's only two bubbles.. and sure, we could involve the grandparents, and make a whole network of bubbles, but there is still small scale bubble bumping occurring when it really comes down to it), and what goes on in that bubble is your business and should not be so restricted by law that it prevents happiness for an entire group of individuals ( ... )

mckymouseisdead February 3 2008, 20:17:34 UTC

Right wing christians are running out of things to hate.
Blacks, Interracial Marriage, Jews, Communists, gays.

They're running out.

natlach February 3 2008, 23:15:05 UTC

I completely agree with you Matt, the option should be available. And no matter how afraid people are of change, it's inevitable. It happened with the ending of slavery, woman's vote/rights, desegregation, etc. People had to fight long and hard for those causes because most people were so afraid that any change would destroy society. In the end, society remained in tact following those changes and in many ways improved.
The fight for gay rights have made some advances in the past decade or so. Being gay no longer has the social stigma it once had, same-sex couples can now adopt, and so on but there is still so much more to go. Gay marriage will come one day so long as people keep fighting for it.

Oh and out of curiosity, I checked to see if I could find family and friends on that list. I'm very ashamed to say that I found some of my relatives on that list. :-/

theatercab February 4 2008, 03:08:48 UTC

Same-sex couples still can't technically adopt in the state of Florida. Only one person's name may be on the adoption papers, and the other is listed simply as a "guardian," not as co-parent.

I think a few other states still have that law, too. :-(((

natlach February 4 2008, 11:00:02 UTC

3 states, including Florida, have made gay adoption illegal. Most other states have no explicit prohibition against joint petitions and at least allow an individual to petition to adopt. It's far from perfect but better than it being illegal across the board.
Florida will most likely be one of the last states to allow adoption or to make any progress with gay rights. Right-wing Christians have the monopoly in Florida, for the time being, and they hate change the most.

sevenduster February 6 2008, 19:20:03 UTC

I like pie. I say this not because I'm making light of the people in the situation, but of the situation itself.

I say to them: I like pie. Do you like pie? Are you really so insecure about your life that you feel the need to interfere with other people's choice of "pie"? When two people are so in love with each other that their hearts ache and just looking into each other's eyes makes them feel complete? Is your own "pie" really so bad that it makes you hate them? So, please, eat a piece of "pie"! Savor each delicious key lime, coconut, or chocolate bite, and ask yourself if someone else's choice of "pie" is really going to change the taste in your mouth. Or are you just scared you might want to try it?

It's silly and thrown together and it'll never get published. On the other hand...I really do like pie.