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sdelmonteFrom the NYTimes.com article on the failed anti-gay marrige vote:
"Marriage does matter," said Senator Wayne Allard, Republican of Colorado and the author of the amendment. "It matters to our children, it matters in America. Marriage is the foundation of a free society and courts are redefining marriage."
Sen. Allard says this with bile and contempt. But I would use the same words with some pride. Marriage does indeed matter. It is the foundation of our society. And it is being redefined, by the courts but also by the people. It is being redefined because it matters that much. It matters to everyone who understands what love and commitment and devotion are all about, to men and women, to gay and straight and bi and poly, to all of us. It is only fools like Sen. Allard who would define a free society by deprieving some of its members of the freedom to love and marry as they choose.
"Marriage does matter," said Senator Wayne Allard, Republican of Colorado and the author of the amendment. "It matters to our children, it matters in America. Marriage is the foundation of a free society and courts are redefining marriage."
Sen. Allard says this with bile and contempt. But I would use the same words with some pride. Marriage does indeed matter. It is the foundation of our society. And it is being redefined, by the courts but also by the people. It is being redefined because it matters that much. It matters to everyone who understands what love and commitment and devotion are all about, to men and women, to gay and straight and bi and poly, to all of us. It is only fools like Sen. Allard who would define a free society by deprieving some of its members of the freedom to love and marry as they choose.
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Date: Jul. 14th, 2004 04:06 pm (UTC)Huh??
It's under attack?
Because...wait...gay couples want to be married. Yup. Oh sure, they definitely hate marriage, yessirree.
I agree--it's "a" foundation, but not THE foundation. Family can be defined so many different ways (speaking as someone who is unmarried and unlikely to change that any time soon, and who considers many people I am not blood or legally related to as "family").