Sadly, this is not a joking matter. This past weekend was Homocon in NYC, a summit for Conservative Gays run by GOProud. On the guest list was none other than Ann Coulter!
Because that can only end well.
Instead of discussing economics and other politics she rallied right in on gay marriage! Railing against the idea of two people of the same gender starting a family and...here is the kicker...they are not protected to this right because they are not black!
That's right folks! She ACTUALLY used the argument that because gays were not all black they were not protected by the 14th amendment because that amendment is..."for the blacks"! In the real world where the rest of us live, the 14th amendment has been used to defend people of other ethnic groups and even class as well [Hernandez v. Texas] already. But leave it to an ultraconservative to rewrite history to fit their view of it. If they repeat it enough people will assume it is the truth! It's not. It's a lie and it should not stand!
I am sick of people re-writing history because they think that it makes them right. I hate it when people think they can just say whatever they want about what happened in our history and they think because they said it, it is INSTANTLY true and then will CONTINUE to lie about it.
On a lighter note! It seems Florida has overturned its law regarding a ban on gay adoption! Last Wednesday the Florida appeals court ruled, "There is no rational reason to prohibit all homosexuals from adopting children." And I couldn't be happier. This is just another step in a long battle for everyone to be equal...at least until the majority finds something else to hate.
Okay Geoff - a little help and a little hurt. The version of the equal protection clause (the 14th amendment) that's in the MA state constitution is the basis on which the first state legalized gay marraige. So, she's a moron.
ReplyDeleteHurt - in your link about her, you wrote "to people" instead of "two people" ;-) on your toes...
>_> I need to keep my eyes open on that.
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