It wasn't the "right wing" that came within 2 votes of changing the Massachusetts constitution and overturn the Court's ruling in favor of gay marriage
On Wednesday, March 21, 2012 4:54:26 PM UTC-4, Tommy News wrote: > Use “marriage equality,” not “gay marriage” > There is no such thing as “gay” marriage any more than there is a > “gay” driver's license, a “gay” birth certificate, a “gay” death > certificate (“Gay marriage” or “marriage equality”?: New polling shows > semantics make a difference, but LGBT media not in agreement over best > phrase,” January 2012, > http://www.presspassq.com/detail.cfm?id=124#feature). > > The marriage license is one handed out by the state. No church or > synagogue can actually give you this license. The state must do it > and, therefore, marriage is a civil license. Fighting for marriage > equality is fighting for a civil right. > > The right wing coined the expression “gay marriage” to convince people > that we were fighting for a “special” right. We weren't. We were > fighting for a right that already existed. > > So why should we use the terminology of the right wing – “gay > marriage” – when in fact, we are fighting for marriage equality, the > correct term. > > Robin Tyler > Plaintiff, California Marriage Equality Case > Tyler v State of California > Los Angeles > > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy > > -- > Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. > Have a great day, > Tommy > > -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
