Origally Wrten: November 1st, 2006 *************************** The re-stigatn of gay marriage, refn of marriage, and general misunrstandgs of unrstandg how, ‘gays’ have the right to be married; as the issu ntually get dragged, stomped upon, and over-analyzed… What is the real issue? I am not gay, for the rerd; I am unable to fully grasp…
Contents:
- 20 GAY-MARRIAGE JOK THAT ULTIMATELY HELPED LEGIMIZE
- GAY MARRIAGE
- 12 AMAZG QUOT ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE
- HIDN BRA: AMERI'S CHANGG ATTUS TOWARD GAY PEOPLE
- GAY HUMOR QUOT
- THE INTIMATE STORY OF A GAY-MARRIAGE PNEER
- GAY MARRIAGE: WHO’S MDG THE CHILDREN?
20 GAY-MARRIAGE JOK THAT ULTIMATELY HELPED LEGIMIZE
* gay marriage anecdotes *
The re-stigatn of gay marriage, refn of marriage, and general misunrstandgs of unrstandg how, ‘gays’ have the right to be married; as the issu ntually get dragged, stomped upon, and over-analyzed….
I am not gay, for the rerd; I am unable to fully grasp what the major ncern is that would arise as a rult of allowg men to marry men, and women to marry women. I have heard, or read, for that matter, “If we allow gays to marry, will rpt our society, namely, and our children”.
This uld go on, so as to not bee a csa on gay rights; as this is not only a ncern about any one area, addrs an ever changg, and creasg level of moral extremism….
GAY MARRIAGE
The road to full marriage equaly for same-sex upl the Uned Stat was paved wh setbacks and victori. The landmark 2015 Supreme Court se Obergefell v. Hodg ma gay marriage legal throughout the untry. * gay marriage anecdotes *
"After the Supreme Court lg on Friday that legalized same-sex marriage natnwi, Obergefell told Crawford about his reactn to the historic victory for gay equaly. Vic Holm and Mark Phariss were so certa the Supreme Court would legalize same-sex marriage natnwi, they booked a facily for their weddg November Fris, Texas - spe the fact that Texas did not yet perm gay upl to wed.
"For the thoands of gay and lbian Texans, I'm thrilled beyond words to share that dream.
12 AMAZG QUOT ABOUT GAY MARRIAGE
Any day now, the Supreme Court is expected to announce s verdict on whether stat n ban same-sex marriag — other words, a lg that uld make banng gay marriage illegal. The cx of Obergefell vs. Hodg, which the jtic heard… * gay marriage anecdotes *
Tracy Hollister has fought for gay rights for more than a ; now, she's celebratg a Supreme Court lg for marriage equaly. When gay rights activist Tracy Hollister heard that the Supreme Court clared that marriage is a nstutnal right for all upl, gay or straight, she was "overwhelmed and overe wh emotn.
For 62-year-old Lda Robette, who was stutnalized the 1960s Texas for beg gay, 's been a long, hard road to marriage equaly. Today the US celebrat the Supreme Court’s historic lg on marriage equaly, the rult of s of tirels work on the part of gay-rights advot... And some of the biggt nam edy, who’ve been hilarly mockg homophobic opponents for years now.
HIDN BRA: AMERI'S CHANGG ATTUS TOWARD GAY PEOPLE
Public opn about gay rights has shifted enormoly the Uned Stat over the past few s. What are some of the factors that have led to this historic change attus? * gay marriage anecdotes *
In the procs, they’ve helped nudge the public toward the realizatn that everyone should be allowed to get married, via cuttg mentary (see Aziz Ansari’s takedown of an anti-gay senator’s reasong) and good old-fashned “well, duh” logic (thanks, David Cross).
I never unrstood anger toward gay people bee ’s the one thg that people n do, sex, that don’t affect you at all.
Aziz Ansari (on Senator John Cornyn’s anti-gay marriage argument). I thk that’s why people like them are so vlently agast gay marriage.
GAY HUMOR QUOT
It’s almost at the pot where some gay people get upset that they’re not gettg more support — actually, difference means progrs. In Portugal, this crazy Catholic untry ma gay marriage legal and then two weeks later, no one talked about anymore. “Gay people got a right to be as miserable as everybody else.
“What a f - - kg embarrassg clown of a person you’d have to be to oppose gay marriage.
“Why should gay people have to acunt for anyone who’s ever gog to want to get married after they get the right to marry? I jt hope he don’t do anythg rash, like clare that homosexuals are people wh nstutnal rights. I’m credibly passnate about my support for the gay muny and what they’re alg wh at this current pot time.
THE INTIMATE STORY OF A GAY-MARRIAGE PNEER
Early Years: Same-Sex Marriage Bans In 1970, jt one year after the historic Stonewall Rts that galvanized the gay rights movement, law stunt Richard Baker and librarian Jam McConnell applied for a marriage license Gerald Nelson rejected their applitn bee they were a same-sex uple, and a trial urt upheld his cisn. ” This lg effectively blocked feral urts om lg on same-sex marriage for s, leavg the cisn solely the hands of stat, which alt blow after blow to those hopg to see gay marriage beg 1973, for stance, Maryland beme the first state to create a law that explicly f marriage as a unn between a man and woman, a belief held by many nservative relig groups. Though the gay rights movement saw some advancements the 1970s and 1980s—such as Harvey Milk beg the first openly gay man elected to public office the untry 1977—the fight for gay marriage ma ltle headway for many years.
GAY MARRIAGE: WHO’S MDG THE CHILDREN?
In 1989, the San Francis Board of Supervisors passed an ordance that allowed homosexual upl and unmarried heterosexual upl to register for domtic partnerships, which granted hospal visatn rights and other years later, the District of Columbia siarly passed a new law that allowed same-sex upl to register as domtic partners.