Re: The Case for Marriage Equality

It matters when its the right that is blamed.  It was the left here, and we were first.

On Thursday, March 22, 2012 10:51:07 AM UTC-4, plainolamerican wrote:

does it really matter if it's the left or right who discriminated
against gays?

btw - saw this guy live in Gnashville Sunday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YMczCX5WWD8&feature=related

On Mar 22, 9:41 am, GregfromBoston <greg.vinc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> 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
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> 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).
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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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