I know right?? And the Catholic church is gladly making an ass of itself in the face of acceptence yet again. I feel bad for all the married couples who'll be denied their benefits now, but the silver lining is that the church is gonna piss everyone off with this stunt.
Usually news stories show two happy older ladies, like the African American couple in the other picture. I think old ladies are the most "non-threatening" type to people who are scared of this change. Young gay dudes make them more uncomfortable for some reason.
Its hard to work out what the actual status is in the US in the general public in the US as I've never visited. All I've got to go on is news media, pop culture (including TV shows like "Modern Family" and "Parks and Recreation" where 2 male penguins were wed by local government). Plus that my Godmother in Rochester, NY only came out of the closet last year and she waited till she was just over 50 (no one in my family even blinked, it was like so what?)
In Australia there were a few guys in my University class and social network who were flamboyantly gay and others less so. The only person who I knew had problems was a friend 2 years below me in University who still hadn't told his parents but he came from way out in the country.
I know right?? And the Catholic church is gladlymaking an ass of itself in the face of acceptenceyet again. I feel bad for all the married couples who'll be denied their benefits now, but the silver lining is that the church is gonna pisseveryoneoff with this stunt.
Wasn't it the same group of Cath-holes who threatened DC that they would cut all aid and services (like helping the homeless, etc.) if gay marriage was allowed?
It's really very embarrassing to come from a community that is going to such lengths to hate and exclude people like me. "Universal Church" my foot. Granted, I left for more fundamental reasons well before I realized my orientation... it's still frustrating that this is yet another thing I grew up with that I have to be ashamed of now. Way to go, D.C., though. That's great news, overall.
Heyo! Remember that awesome kid from Arkansas who decided that he couldn't in good conscience say the pledge because of our country's stance on gay rights?
Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Indeed the evidence shows Proposition 8 does nothing more than enshrine in the California constitution the notion that opposite sex couples are superior to same sex couples.
The judge who made the decision, of course deeply entrenched in constitutional reasoning, turns out to be gay. Of course the very first reaction by the fundie crowd was to make that a talking point for a reverse argument from authority, trying to declare that this ruling is unfair because of the person who made it, rather than the reasons given.
If he were a straight judge who ruled in favor of Prop 8, would the idiots think that claiming him as a biased straight guy was an even remotely viable argument?
This news is too good. My opinion of humanity needs to be dragged through the dirt to bring me back down from this great news. Everybody, your mission, and you will choose to accept it, is to find hilariously terrible and homophobic comments related to this story from all over the Internet. To start off... Rature Ready Forums The Fox News Comments board
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If he were a straight judge who ruled in favor of Prop 8, would the idiots think that claiming him as a biased straight guy was an even remotely viable argument?
Of course they would, they're idiots. They'd probably assert that he was gay.
If he were a straight judge who ruled in favor of Prop 8, would the idiots think that claiming him as a biased straight guy was an even remotely viable argument?
Of course they would, they're idiots. They'd probably assert that he was gay.
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This is a big deal, actually, moreso than other places coming around. It gives us a federal precedent of sorts. ^_^
Its hard to work out what the actual status is in the US in the general public in the US as I've never visited.
All I've got to go on is news media, pop culture (including TV shows like "Modern Family" and "Parks and Recreation" where 2 male penguins were wed by local government).
Plus that my Godmother in Rochester, NY only came out of the closet last year and she waited till she was just over 50 (no one in my family even blinked, it was like so what?)
In Australia there were a few guys in my University class and social network who were flamboyantly gay and others less so. The only person who I knew had problems was a friend 2 years below me in University who still hadn't told his parents but he came from way out in the country.
Granted, I left for more fundamental reasons well before I realized my orientation... it's still frustrating that this is yet another thing I grew up with that I have to be ashamed of now.
Way to go, D.C., though. That's great news, overall.
Epic kid gets even more epic
Hell yes.
edit: Now Nillia and you have to make an art that is very happy, to go as an update to the one from two years ago.
Always appropriate, especially when we are starting to (once again) move on the right track on this particular issue.
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P.S. Of course they would, they're idiots. They'd probably assert that he was gay.