Woo hoo!

[quesarah]

A small but important victory in the fight for equal marriage rights. Link is here.

Comments

[wafflelips.livejournal.com]

Yay! After a week of news that is bad and depressing, this makes me happy!

Wooooooo hoooooooo!!!!!

[ewokgirl.livejournal.com]

Yippee!

Spin

[woe2you.livejournal.com]

A group calling themselves Liberty Counsel were arguing against this? Yeesh.

Re: Spin

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Yep. Gotta love it.

Re: Spin

[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

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

True, also so full of Christian kindness. Twats.

[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.

[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..

[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..

[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.

[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!

[biogeekgrrl.livejournal.com]

Oh, you just HAD to go there didn't you? Just you wait missy, you're in for it on Sunday!