Squirt,

I totally agree the problem we have though is that WE dont have a MLK, until we can come up with someone to represent our views as a community, that isnt far left or far right in views but someone neutral politically, we're not going to get anywhere.

Right now we dont have a spokesperson for the gay community at all, we have celebrities who, for all intents and purposes, are just fighting for their own purpose, there is no gay rights movement to the extent that the african americans had with MLK and everyone who does speak on behalf of gay rights are seen as crazy, drama queens or just to far right-wing in terms of civil liberties issues pertaining to 'gay rights' and the marriage argument is the one they use time and time again.

I personally dont care either way if 'we' are allowed to marry or not, i have no intention to marry, but i would still like to see us be given the same rights as straight couples, the good ones and the bad ones, whether that be the tax breaks, medical options, ability to adopt or if we so chose, who we marry.

For me marriage or civil unions isnt an issue i actually care about, im indifferent about it, but this seems to be all the gay community is focused on when there are much larger, easier to win battles we could be fighting.

After 8 years, you would have thought the gay community would have learnt that forcing the issue of gay marriage isnt the way to get it, instead we need to collaborate on getting other civil rights first, gay marriage is to much of a hot topic right now, we need to take a few steps back and work on more important issues then, once we have won those easier battles like being able to give blood to our loved ones, being able to make life saving decisions for them if they ever get seriously ill in hospital, being able to give children who so desperately need one a home, work on getting marriages or civil unions legal country wide.

Marriage is, for all intents and purposes just a peice of paper, being able to say whether my partner lives or dies if he got in to a life-threatening accident is what im more concerned about.

Regards,

Lee