I'm angry.

[rootofnewt]

I am deeply disturbed by homophobic referendums and amendments that have recently been passed. I am not surprised. I do not believe that we will have marriage equality without a Supreme Court decision. Remember Loving v Virginia? People in this country have great pride in living with their heads up their asses. Really, they do. That's why flashlights are so popular.

It took a SCOTUS ruling to strike down anti-miscegenation laws and it will take a SCOTUS ruling to strike down the laws which enforce discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender.

I feel that laws which restrict and define marriage in such narrow terms demean my marriage. I feel that laws which use a religious basis for a legal partnership have no place in this country.

I turned two Mormon boys away from my gate Wednesday night, explaining that I was outraged with the LDS involvement in California politics, The rookie looked confused, the elder elder seemed proud. Whatever.

I don't get folks who honestly believe that civil marriage should be a strictly heterosexual pairing.

A quote from Loving v Virginia:
Marriage is one of the 'basic civil rights of man,' fundamental to our very existence and survival....

If we're not going to abolish marriage, we need to open it up. Get with it, people. If you have a problem with gay people, it's YOUR problem and I suggest you take a flying fuck at the moon.

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[ashbet]

And not every GLBT person opposes polygamy (as long as it's polygyny AND polyandry -- the Mormon view is that men can take multiple wives, but women can't take multiple husbands. And, yes, I know that the current mainstream Mormon church doesn't openly espouse polygamy because of federal law, but I know quite a few Mormons -- not FLDS, but LDS -- who do practice it quietly, under the radar.)

I have multiple partners who I love. I would absolutely work towards the right to have multiple legal spouses, if the necessary work was done to resolve issues of estates/tax repercussions/child custody law beforehand.

Sing it, krasota!!

-- A <3