Letters to the Editor
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The Most Absurd Non-Issue Ever Put Forward To Distract The Voting Public
The issue of "gay marriage" has got to be the most ridiculous non-issue the public has had its face rubbed in for a long time.
Have we learned nothing from the civil rights movement and our whole history of widening the rights of citizenship to all individuals in the country? The government does not sanctify relationships of affection and trust and in its eyes all heterosexual marriages are civil unions already. Any two adults may claim this right under the concept of equal protection.
In any civil union we have a consensual bonding of two persons for mutual assistance and support. Why shouldn't this relationship, which is of financial value to the government and society, be allowed to be legally formalized, regardless of the chromosome complements of the partners' cells or the hormone levels in their tissues?
Politicians need to get this issue clear in their heads before they go spouting off a lot of reactionary bigoted crap. Either they are in favor of recognizing the rights of all citizens or they are ignorant bigots toadying to popular prejudice. History has consistently shown us which side of this issue will be favorably regarded in the future.
In case you were wondering, I'm not gay.