You guys don't understand
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ciroccojCalifornia high court upholds same-sex marriage ban
Excerpt: The California Supreme Court upheld Tuesday a ban on same-sex marriages that state voters passed in November, but it allowed about 18,000 same-sex marriages performed before the ban to remain valid.
::sigh::
Well, I can tell my kids that at least Mr. Sulu and Dory the Fish won't have to have their marriages (to other people, not to each other, or nobody would care) annulled. Still. Damn.
Think we'll go feel better by watching Sen. Gronstad of Iowa on Youtube, when he talked about what his daughter told the conservative older men at her workplace re. gay marriage: "You guys don't understand. You've already lost. My generation doesn't care." I think I learned something from my daughter that day, when she said that. And I've talked with other people about it and that's what I see, Senator McKinley. I see a bunch of people that merely want to profess their love for each other, and want state law to recognize that. Is that so wrong? I don't think that's so wrong. As a matter of fact, last Friday night, I hugged my wife. You know I've been married for 37 years. I hugged my wife. I felt like our love was just a little more meaningful last Friday night because thousands of other Iowa citizens could hug each other and have the state recognize their love for each other. No, Senator McKinley, I will not co-sponsor a leadership bill with you.
Excerpt: The California Supreme Court upheld Tuesday a ban on same-sex marriages that state voters passed in November, but it allowed about 18,000 same-sex marriages performed before the ban to remain valid.
::sigh::
Well, I can tell my kids that at least Mr. Sulu and Dory the Fish won't have to have their marriages (to other people, not to each other, or nobody would care) annulled. Still. Damn.
Think we'll go feel better by watching Sen. Gronstad of Iowa on Youtube, when he talked about what his daughter told the conservative older men at her workplace re. gay marriage: "You guys don't understand. You've already lost. My generation doesn't care." I think I learned something from my daughter that day, when she said that. And I've talked with other people about it and that's what I see, Senator McKinley. I see a bunch of people that merely want to profess their love for each other, and want state law to recognize that. Is that so wrong? I don't think that's so wrong. As a matter of fact, last Friday night, I hugged my wife. You know I've been married for 37 years. I hugged my wife. I felt like our love was just a little more meaningful last Friday night because thousands of other Iowa citizens could hug each other and have the state recognize their love for each other. No, Senator McKinley, I will not co-sponsor a leadership bill with you.
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Date: 2009-05-26 06:00 pm (UTC)Then again, I'm totally silly. :D
Also, Sen. Gronstad is awesome-sauce. :D
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Date: 2009-05-27 05:12 am (UTC)