Prop 8 = No

[marta]

I was going to write about my other cat, Balthasar, today. But election and politics season is here, and I'm going to write about that for today and tomorrow. I couldn't ignore it even if I wanted to, which I don't.

I'm not from California, but a lot of my friends are. Prop 8, a state constitutional amendment titled Eliminates Right of Same-Sex

Comments

[arie]

Very well said. I couldn't agree more. It's ridiculous that in the day and age where we've written laws about how it's illegal to discriminate based on age, sex, race, religion or sexual orientation so many local and state governments are doing (or attempting to do) just that

[elyssa]

+1 to both of you.

[arie]

In fact, I think just commenting here isn't enough. I've also posted to my public blog.

[marta]

Good for you! I know it isn't easy when you know people you love or respect disagree, but I think that it helps sometimes to talk about it :)

So glad you posted!

[elfwreck]

Some other rights:

Privileged communication
Conjugal visits in prison, and possibly other settings
Automatic legal parenthood of any child born in the marriage (I'm sure this one will drive some lawyers wonky soon)

I don't think "civil unions" come with those rights.

And I've yet to see any explanation of why "civil unions" shouldn't be "marriages"... except for religious ones.

[tsukinofaerii]

Don't forget that a lot of states are scrambling to enact new adoption laws to prevent "singles" from adopting, then pairing those with amendments to block marriage rights. I guess "protect the children" is a better rallying cry of bigotry than an actual plan of action. :(

In Florida, the danger is Proposition 2. So if anyone's down here in the Sunshine state, make sure to keep an eye on that one too.