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Aug. 4th, 2010 07:19 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
Woohoo! Well, still a long way to go but definitely a step in the right direction:
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/04/california.same.sex.ruling/index.html
SO FUCK YOU, MORMONS AND HOMOPHOBES! Equal rights for all Americans!
http://www.cnn.com/2010/US/08/04/california.same.sex.ruling/index.html
SO FUCK YOU, MORMONS AND HOMOPHOBES! Equal rights for all Americans!
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Date: 2010-08-05 02:52 am (UTC)Although I still personally believe that marriage should be outlawed by the government. We should have "civil unions" that are government approved and "marriage" through whatever Church we happen to belong to. To me, the whole idea of marriage as both a civil *and* social *and* religious construct is a clear breach of the line between church and state. I'd like to see them separated. People who want to be married, but not legally bound, can do it. People who don't want people who are gay/divorced/follow a different faith married (in their view) get it. (Although churches can always refuse to marry, so unsure of what the big deal is now...) But, eh, since this is never likely to happen, at least this is a step in the right direction.
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Date: 2010-08-05 03:00 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-05 03:23 am (UTC)I think that there's a lot of logic in separating the two, as many people want the legalities of marriage without the spiritual stuff, and others want the spirtual stuff without the legal stuff. Why not make a clear line between them?
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Date: 2010-08-05 10:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-05 11:04 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-05 11:19 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-05 11:39 pm (UTC)And while you *can* put most of these in a contract, there is much to be said about having a very simple, set "form" that 95% of people can use (and don't need to get a lawyer involved with). Of course, you can always alter this with a pre-nup, but still...(And those often have some weird loopholes, too...)
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Date: 2010-08-05 11:40 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-08-05 11:42 pm (UTC)The immigration status is a bit more tricky. I hadn't thought in detail about that. I'm not sure what the solution there would be. Thanks for bringing that up, that's the first legitimate flaw that anyone has ever mentioned in regards to my marriage is a contract only idea.