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[velessa]

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!

Comments

[mutive.livejournal.com]

Yay!!!! Go judges!

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.

[offroad.livejournal.com]

Icon love.. all around.

[assassingalaxia.livejournal.com]

Heard this story on NPR the other day. Thought you might enjoy it.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128776382

[bella-cheval.livejournal.com]

My icon sez it all!

[rhodric.livejournal.com]

omg velessa, you fag lover. how dare you! God made adam and eve, not adam and steve!!!

[nicole-mk.livejournal.com]

I don't understand what the big issue is with this. Let same sex couples marry and be happy if that's what they want!

[randyandrews.livejournal.com]

You know that just because someone doesn't agree with someone else's lifestyle, that doesn't mean that they are afraid of them. (I'm objecting to your use of the word homophobe here. the -phobe part implies fear. Plus I just really dislike that word. They could have picked a better one.)

On a personal note, if the gays want to get married, I have no issue with them taking their free will and doing what they want with it. I think government shouldn't be involved in anyone's marriage, gay or straight, or whatever. A marriage should be a contract between 2 people. There is no need to involve government in that unless someone breaks the contract and seeks damages of some sort. If the people agreeing to this contract want to have a ceremony, thats fine by me, but there is no need for the government to recognize or have anything to do with the ceremony any more than there is for them to have anything to do with the contract.