Prop 8 and the Sundane Film Fest.

[JohnL]

Originally Posted by ajmccarrell

Well, sounds like if you live in CA, you should move. I, personally, don't care if you want to marry three pygmies, a donkey and a porkchop, it's none of the state's business as far as I'm concerned. But, the people spoke. I don't want to live under Obama either, but I have to respect the will of the people. Seems the conservatives are showing a little more dignity here.

Also, you do have the same protections as me. I can't marry a guy either.

I also think you yourself are making a bunch of bigoted statements. Just because people don't consider two guys or two women a legitimate marriage doesn't mean they think of you as second class. Marriage was always a religious institution until about 150 years ago. It seems to me to be more about forcing acceptance than about rights, otherwise civil unions are okay. Forcing acceptance is just as bigoted as the non-acceptance. People can have opinions and make them law. I don't agree with ANY of the initiatives that passed in Washington, but there they are.

I usually try to stay out of these type of posts but I cant on this one. I am so sick and tired of this idiotic argument that homophobes put up all the time. You cant marry a guy either...well, good for you. However, you can marry the person that you love. It is in that simple statement that the bigotry and inequality step right up front. Who are any of us to say who we can marry and who we cant. I truly believe that, in the end, God will ensure that those who continue to persecute others are shown their "just reward".