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Civil rights have come a long way in the last century, but gay rights are still being actively contested around the country-> people are especially worked up about same-sex marriage. I am looking forward to marrying my fiance. He is a man and I am a woman; yet I am saddened that the pride that I feel over becoming his spouse and he mine, is denied so many loving couples. Here are a few of my convictions:
1) Marriage is a tradition shared by cultures around the world. It is not governed by any one religion, nor is it the exclusive right of any one group of people.
2) It is not any person's place to deny someone else their civil rights based on differences such as ethnicity, religion, or sexuality. This is America.
3) It is not anyone elses business if your bits and pieces are the same or different from that of your partner.
4) It is true that same sex couples cannot produce children in the 'traditional' sense, but there are many wonderful, supportive and loving gay parents just the same, and their are many heterosexual couples who are unable to produce children in the 'traditional' sense. And, not everyone who wants to be married wants to be a parent.
5) Every committed couple deserves to enjoy the privileges and responsibilities conferred by marriage, if they so desire.
I hope that you will also support marriage for all. Make your voice heard and work toward changing laws that currently prohibit same-sex marriage. You may not be fighting for your own rights, but it is important to stand up for human rights across the board, not only when it applies to ourselves or our demographic. We are all responsible for the world we live in.
Thank you for reading.
Nelle
Written on Nov. 05, 2008
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Hi, thank you for posting your positive thoughts about human love, weddings & civil rights.
Our nation ought to encourage singles to be happily married, not restrict some & falsely describe others.
Lifelong love is an ideal.
Male dominance of females is NOT IDEAL.
Lifelong love ought to be rewarded.
Instead, my state of SC & so many others, this month CA is insanely denying such rewards to loving couples who do not conform to the theocratic hostile mold.
Two men married, or two women married must be affirmed equally as one woman marrying one man.
Put the shoe on the other foot. Imagine gays interrupting a wedding of straights at that phrase: "speak now or forever hold your peace."
Lesbians have never done that to a straight couple's wedding.
But millions of California homophobic voters just did speak to hate human love already celebrated & licensed. EX POST FACTO referendum is illegal.
To allow religious bigotry dictating government policies is a great crime against marriage, not a "defense" of anything but hate & stupidity.
Marriages & weddings will always be the event of bringing families together to celebrate love & dedication.
Our wedding will not exclude on the basis of any religion.
That is easy for us because we are not religious.
No preachers or alleged deities in our words of loving together.
Spouses make promises.
To espouse is to vow.
Love is sacred. Hate & discrimination is obscene.
Build up & reward all loving couples. Keep quiet if you don't agree.
That ideal inspires children, born or adopted in such families.
Peace & joy.
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