Join the Impact Against DOMA on January 10

Join the Impact is seeking to gather at least one million signatures on an Open Letter to President Barack Obama to be delivered to him on his first day in office, in protest of DOMA.

Find out more at Join the Impact!

The event itself will vary by location depending on organizers availability and local sense of how to best do it.

More Ignorance and Rhetoric from the Right

I ran across a post on the Napa Valley Register entitled “Separate and Not Equal”.  There are some typical, yet great points brought up about how a ban on gay marriage goes against the moral fabric of this nation.  The first three points the author mentions are;

1)  In a country founded on the separation of church and state, objections fueled by religious beliefs were allowed to alter the state constitution. Marriage is a civil right, transcending religious differences and definitions; it is not church property.

2) The California Supreme Court, created to impartially legislate ethical issues,  granted me the right to marry, then permitted this right to be taken away by a popular vote.

3)  Churches that sanction polygamy and harbor pedophiles are passing judgment on gay marriage.

It is not so much a religious issue as it is a moral issue. Fortunately, most traditional religions around the world still regard morality (sodomy is not moral) as an important facet to living a godly life. Again, it’s not necessarily a religious issue.

In a 4-3 vote a few humans on the state supreme court that fortunately millions of us were able to correct in yet another vote by a majority in ensuring a tradition that has been around for hundreds of thousands of years remained intact.

The only churches that might “sanction polygamy and harbor pedophiles” are the same churches allowing gays to marry.

You can move to a state that permits gay marriage. There are a few states that have lost their moral compass. You whine about demanding we, the majority, accept immoral behavior but it’s not fair that we, the majority prefer a to keep your sexual preferences and the bedroom out of our lives.

Children of same sex parents have nobody but their parents to blame for how they may be treated. The hate, intolerance and ignorance is coming from you and the NO crowd who don’t understand that this world lives to a higher standard, and that morality forms the base for how we should live. I know that’s a foreign concept to you.

Then there are those who claim not to be against it, but simply are obviously too busy to worry about other peoples rights;

Didn’t gay marriage get voted down, then made legal by the state overturning the vote, then voted down again for a second time.I could really care less but am tired of hearing about it.The voters have spoken…Twice!

When Barack Obama was elected, Whoopi Goldberg said “I have always felt like an American, but I finally feel like I can set my suitcase down.”  Unfortunately, because of so many Americans who let thier ignorance, bigotry and hate rule their safe and for granted lives, I’m still waiting to set my suitcase down.

GLAD Looks Towards 2012 for Gay Marriage

GLAD or Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders, has started a first.  They recently launched a regional campaign in the six-state New England region with the goal of winning approval for same-sex marriage in the region by 2012.

Connecticut and Massachusetts already conduct and recognize same-sex marriages due to court decisions in cases brought by GLAD lawyers. The 2003 Massachusetts decision was the first in the nation, while the Connecticut ruling went into effect Nov. 12.

GLAD’s Executive Director, Lee Swislow stated:

“We can make New England a marriage-equality zone by strategically combining existing legal, electoral and on-the-ground know-how to fast-track marriage in every New England state.”

Doing Right, Being Right - On Rites and Rights

Choice? Religion is a personal choice. To use Elerick’s words: Are people within their “rights” to propose laws limiting the extent of his personal behavior? I do not think so either. No one asks Bruce Elerick to change who he is, his personal beliefs or to participate in their marriage. He need only step aside as progress passes by.

The above is an excerpt from a post at the Alameda Sun which more than adequately addresses the Religious Right’s concerns over gay marriage. It’s a great read, so click here to read the entire post.

The Shame List: Amendment 2 Backers - Public Record

JaySays has compiled a list of those who supported Florida’s ban on gay marriage. The list is based upon public records and information provided by the campaigns for Yes on 8 and/or Yes on Amendment 2. The list includes individuals and organizations that publicly endorsed Florida’s Amendment 2 - the Anti-Marriage Amendment to ban same gender civil marriages.

Find the list by clicking here at JaySays.com!

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