Woo hoo!

May. 13th, 2004 04:07 pm
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A small but important victory in the fight for equal marriage rights. Link is here.

Date: 2004-05-13 04:10 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] wafflelips.livejournal.com
Yay! After a week of news that is bad and depressing, this makes me happy!

Wooooooo hoooooooo!!!!!

Date: 2004-05-13 04:11 pm (UTC)

Spin

Date: 2004-05-14 10:03 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] woe2you.livejournal.com
A group calling themselves Liberty Counsel were arguing against this? Yeesh.

Re: Spin

Date: 2004-05-14 10:10 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com
Yep. Gotta love it.

Re: Spin

Date: 2004-05-14 10:13 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] woe2you.livejournal.com
Very clever wording though. "Liberty" as in "we're free to talk bollocks and call it liberty, you're free to live together as long as you don't call it marriage". Very egalitarian of them.

Re: Spin

Date: 2004-05-14 12:24 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com
True, also so full of Christian kindness. Twats.

Date: 2004-05-14 01:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] joebanks.livejournal.com
I mentioned to my better half recently that I'll bet this issue; if pushed, would have stood a better chance in the 70's. The coservatives weren't organized and it was just a different time.
just a thought.

Date: 2004-05-14 02:33 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com
Maybe. But a lot of general societal attitudes were still pretty homophobic. According to Equality California, the biggest factor in guessing a person's position on gay marriage is age; the older they are, the more likely they're against it.

But yes, there is a very organized conservative voting bloc to contend with. My hope is the worst of them will die out soon leaving me in (relative) peace.

always upbeat..

Date: 2004-05-14 02:53 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] joebanks.livejournal.com
Well I wish it was as easy as age; unless you are talking very young adults. There you may have the edge. Of course as a rule as people get older they tend to get more conservative. Then you have to start all over again. I remember every one was shocked in 1980 at the demographic that voted for Reagan.

Re: always upbeat..

Date: 2004-05-14 04:22 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com
It's a gradual shift in percentages, not a dramatic cliff-drop-off. Of course there are other factors, but age really is the biggest factor. A young person who's conservative in many ways may not view a same-sex couple with as much disdain as their parents did. Funny but true.

I remember every one was shocked in 1980 at the demographic that voted for Reagan.

You said the "R" word. Go rinse your mouth out, young man.

Date: 2004-05-14 05:48 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] mystikalwomyn.livejournal.com
Hey, wait a minute... isn't a small but FATEFUL victory? hee hee hee! now it's gonna be stuck in your head too!

Date: 2004-05-14 10:57 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com
Oh, you just HAD to go there didn't you? Just you wait missy, you're in for it on Sunday!

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