(Pink Floyd, in honor of 4/20. Yeah, they're not stoners, but a whole hell of a lot of stoners listen to them. And, any excuse to listen to Pink Floyd is worth taking up.)
Anyway, long story, but today I got to pondering how people become involved in the lives of others. And, how matters of marriage come into the equation.
Let me preface this with something that, in an ideal world, would be needless; I am completely straight. So, now that that's out of the way; same-sex marriage!
Apparently, Gov. Patterson is currently considering putting forward legislation that would allow same-sex marriage in New York. Personally? I'm all for it! IMO, if both parties are consenting adults, it doesn't matter what gender they are. It's not my place to tell people whether they can or can't get married. Furthermore, denying same-sex couples the right to marry is creating a double standard that I just can't support. Nothing makes love between a man and a woman any more valid than between a man and a man or a woman and a woman. Love is love is love. And, you can't mess with love.
Some of the arguments against same-sex marriage are ridiculously stupid. Example being the complaints about weakening straight marriage. Buddy, if your marriage is weak enough that allowing people to have some basic, essential rights breaks it apart, then your marriage wasn't that great to start with. Furthermore, the argument that it's unnatural. If it was unnatural, would it turn up in the animal kingdom? Yeah, think not. Hell, even if it was unnatural, who cares? Is it really hurting you? Why, no, it seems that it wouldn't!
So, yeah. New York Gov? Do the right thing; give New York same-sex marriage!
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