It shouldn't come as a surprise
But I fully support and endorse gay marriage.
Here's the kicker though - I don't care if anyone on my friend's list disagrees with me. You, like me, have the right to your opinions. You don't have to agree with me. You just have to respect my right to my opinion.
I am upset that Prop 8 passed. I have gay friends that I believe are just as entitled as I am to love, to be loved and to be legally recognized as in a committed and loving relationship. If they want to get married, they aren't defiling or denigrating my marriage. Or my parent's marriage. Or my brother's marriage. Or any of my friend's marriages. It's not hurting any of us. It doesn't make what we have any less special or sacred.
I was reading one post where someone was defriended for not supporting gay marriage. That's their right but I am not going to stop reading someone that I find interesting based on their stance on this issue. Especially since she falt out says that she isn't against legally recognized civil unions. It's semantics to me. I respect her right to her beliefs. If you're from an ultra traditional percentage of the population, what right do I have to force you to go against your beliefs? What right do I have to try and change your mind?
It's a matter of respect. And tolerance. Exactly how am I practicing what I preach if I don't show you the same respect that I am asking for?
Here's the kicker though - I don't care if anyone on my friend's list disagrees with me. You, like me, have the right to your opinions. You don't have to agree with me. You just have to respect my right to my opinion.
I am upset that Prop 8 passed. I have gay friends that I believe are just as entitled as I am to love, to be loved and to be legally recognized as in a committed and loving relationship. If they want to get married, they aren't defiling or denigrating my marriage. Or my parent's marriage. Or my brother's marriage. Or any of my friend's marriages. It's not hurting any of us. It doesn't make what we have any less special or sacred.
I was reading one post where someone was defriended for not supporting gay marriage. That's their right but I am not going to stop reading someone that I find interesting based on their stance on this issue. Especially since she falt out says that she isn't against legally recognized civil unions. It's semantics to me. I respect her right to her beliefs. If you're from an ultra traditional percentage of the population, what right do I have to force you to go against your beliefs? What right do I have to try and change your mind?
It's a matter of respect. And tolerance. Exactly how am I practicing what I preach if I don't show you the same respect that I am asking for?