Re: The Case for Marriage Equality

It wasn't the "right wing" that came within 2 votes of changing the Massachusetts constitution and overturn the Court's ruling in favor of gay marriage

On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 4:54:26 PM UTC-4, Tommy News wrote:

Use "marriage equality," not "gay marriage"
There is no such thing as "gay" marriage any more than there is a
"gay" driver's license, a "gay" birth certificate, a "gay" death
certificate ("Gay marriage" or "marriage equality"?: New polling shows
semantics make a difference, but LGBT media not in agreement over best
phrase," January 2012,
http://www.presspassq.com/detail.cfm?id=124#feature).

The marriage license is one handed out by the state. No church or
synagogue can actually give you this license. The state must do it
and, therefore, marriage is a civil license. Fighting for marriage
equality is fighting for a civil right.

The right wing coined the expression "gay marriage" to convince people
that we were fighting for a "special" right. We weren't. We were
fighting for a right that already existed.

So why should we use the terminology of the right wing – "gay
marriage" – when in fact, we are fighting for marriage equality, the
correct term.

Robin Tyler
Plaintiff, California Marriage Equality Case
Tyler v State of California
Los Angeles

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Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
Have a great day,
Tommy

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Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time.
Have a great day,
Tommy

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