I saw this on NGblog and I found it very interesting...
The LGBT news site, Washington Blade, tweeted this question:
Is it time to set aside marriage and make the more pragmatic push for civil unions? What do you think?
I'm so curious to hear y'all views on this
No it's not. We've gotten far too much invested in the marriage equality fight.
ReplyDeleteI will fight against civil unions with every fiber of my being. I will not settle for being a second class citizen. Period.
ReplyDeleteNo, it is not.
ReplyDeleteCivil union is another attempt at keeping us "less than."
I'm not standing for that any longer.
No, settling on Civil Unions is a win for the Haters.
ReplyDeleteIt's just as wrong as settling for Jim Crow/"Separate But Equal" laws - which we all know weren't "equal" at all.
No, to civil unions! I will not accept anything less than marriage and no one else should either. I got treated like shit for the first part of my life(like many of us. I'm on top now and I'm not about to go for less than what I want and what our relationship is worth. It is time to focus on the big shiny prize, the one that none wants us to have. If they won't give it to us, then we have to take it.
ReplyDeleteNo to civil unions - we deserve our basic rights - which includes marriage!
ReplyDeleteI'm neither here nor there. Just as long as my relationship is protected under the law is all that matters.
ReplyDeleteThere is absolutely nothing wrong with civil unions and comprehensive domestic partnerships, as a stepping stone to full marriage equality.
ReplyDeleteTo say otherwise is "to cut off your nose to spite your face."
I would note the ONLY two statewide ballots we have won since 2004 have been on domestic partnerships (AZ 2006 and WA 2009)