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[m4ry73]

YAY NEW JERSEY!

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Re: in response...

[anonymous]

Yeah, but the ruling itself didn't set that much of a precedent. It said that same sex couples should be provided with the same basic benefits (awesome), which kind of opens the door for civil unions, and it said that the legislature could decide on gay marriage. Well, they've always been able to.. . They didn't need a court to say that. The post I linked to above argues that the new jersey ruling essentially went along with bush's policy on same sex relationships (civil unions yes, marriage no), and the press isn't framing it that way. They're framing it as a huge victory for gay rights, which it wasn't, really. The ruling was vague and didn't call for any specific parameters in which civil unions would be executed or protected... So, a small step in the right direction is being seen as a huge victory, which can be dangerous on both sides.

Now, it looks like the hullabaloo blew over with all the Foly/Iraq/Republican follies in the news, so they didn't get the outrage they hoped for. Which is good. Now, I'm all for steps in the right direction, but I think it's also important to put the relevance of small victories in perspective, lest we settle for something less than full and equal rights.

Okay, I'll get off my soapbox :)

-Erin

Re: in response...

[faerykitty]

I very much agree with you; however, I also think that we can't forget about the small victories, otherwise (I) start to lose hope that there Can be a big victory. And Anything positive in the media about gay rights is a good thing. And actually, even if the wording IS vague, it just means that they get to go back to court and make more improvements, and hopefully snowball. And for having two cups of coffee I've fairly incoherent right now. Apologies.

Re: in response...

[anonymous]

Yeah, you're right. I guess it's a matter of baby steps... Thanks for being optimistic.

Erin