Wednesday, March 27, 2013

On Marriage Equality

Day 27 of 31
Like everyone else in the country, I'm following the Supreme Court proceedings regarding Prop 8 and DOMA.  It's time that once and for all, the same rights, privileges and penalties are bestowed equally.  I happen to be heterosexual, but here's the part I just don't understand.   How does it affect me, I mean one iota, if two men or two women decide to get married?  Does it change my rights, my tax structure, my right to divorce?  Does having more married couples help the country?  It's not my area of expertise, but my guess is yes. Is having families with 2 parents beneficial to the community, absolutely.  Do gay families face challenges just as straight families do, absolutely as well. 

I am an A and a very close family member is a T in the LGBTAQ acryonym. It will be three years in May and you know what, it wasn't a walk in the park for me.  It's complicated and it takes a lot of time to make the emotional adjustments.  However, from day one there has been unconditional love and support.  So, if they are lucky enough to a find a person to spend the rest of their life with, who am I to deny that? 

6 comments:

  1. If only all people could be as open-minded and sensible....

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  2. I'm not sure what the acronym means but it doesn't matter one bit cause I agree that everyone and I mean everyone should have same rights...it drives me crazy of the inequalities as I have friends on both sides and I love them equally! Thanks for speaking out...

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  3. Bravo! I've been following the hearings closely...hoping for the best, I.e. fairness!

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  4. @Lynn, I am an ally and the person I know is transgender. The acronym has gotten more complicated in recent years :-)

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  5. What difference does it make? All need the same rights.

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  6. I am glad to see others in the "slicing" community thinking and writing about this! Great words!

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