as soon as we rid the privileged word “marriage” from the law and public discourse, my girlfriend of 4 1/2 years and I can maybe start to see the same rights as heterosexual couples.
this doesn’t have to be about religion. this can be about securing the same benefits for the same civil union, gay or straight or anything in between, under statute. if you wanna get married in your church, whatever your denomination, that’s your business. that’s between you and your god[s].
as for rights as an American citizen, couples of any religion, gender or ethnicity should be able to apply for the same tax and social benefits by acquiring the same civil union, or whatever the fuck we could call it.
lgbt community—you can’t please everyone when you use the word “marriage”. this institution has been defined and redefined by countless religions and ideologues. stop now. let’s focus on the issue at hand: equality.
religious community who thinks this is a religious issue—it’s not. it’s about human rights. we don’t want to undermine your religion, we’re not trying to marry into your church and we’re not trying to please your god. we’re trying to visit our partners in the hospital, we’re trying to be legitimized in the eyes of our great country. we want to be treated fairly under law.
& we’re trying to make things work, just like you.
