Freedom 2 Ring
Anti-Prop 8 Protest in Pittsburgh
Photo © Bonnie Cline, 2008
Supporters of legalized gay marriage insist that there is no threat to marriage and, hence, that the arguments of opponents are ill-founded. Even if one concedes the truth of at least some threat on the margins of marriage, that isn't enough to justify opposing gay marriage because bans on gay marriage devalue same-sex couples and hold gay citizens in a second-class status. You can't protect a social institution through bigotry, injustice, and discrimination.
Read Article: Gay Marriage & Freedom: Protecting Marriage is No Reason for Discrimination
Regarding gay/lesbian marriage: It is totally absurd and pompous for anyone to assume he/she has the “right” to vote against the neighbors’ rights. It makes no difference what the ballot says or how the question got on the ballot. “Yes” is the only moral option.
Grandpa has spoken!