Quote Originally Posted by ponyboy View Post
New Jersey has almost passed the, what should have been gay marriage in the state of New Jersey. But, they are going to call it civil union. What the fuck is wrong with this country. I can't believe that the religious right still can control the world in the year 2006. I'm so fucking pissed off! Does these fucking assholes forget that we are Americans to?
Your first problem is labeling everyone who has a problem with gay marraige as "religious right." For example, New Jersey's Senators Frank Lautenberg and Robert Menendez voted for the Defense of Marraige Act... and they are by no means "religious right."

And I think it would be a mischaracterization to say that the "religious right" runs the state of New Jersey.

If you want to do something productive, I would suggest pursuading reasonable people why this issue is so important to us. There is still quite a ways to go on many different fronts.

And you need to recognize that the United States is simply so much larger in every respect to most other countries. The entire population of Canada can fit into California with room to spare.... and there is still 49 more states after that. It's just easier to pass a bill legalizing gay marraige in a smaller demographic, especially when its a country where the Senate does not participate in the legislative process.

I see you faxed Hillary Clinton that letter, whose official position is that she opposes gay marraige but supports civil unions. Have you considered contacting the Human Rights Campaign? They shake down gays and lesbians for millions of dollars every year, and have done very little on specifically advocating gay marraige (preferring the Hillary Clinton style approach). How do you expect to change Hillary's mind when you have the "leading, richest organization for GLBT civil rights" against you?

You could attend one of their $150 champagne rights dinners, maybe then you would feel better.

Steve