I Thought I Lived in a Secular State

So it’s important to realize that Proposition 8 isn’t against anyone; it’s for marriage. It’s for our children’s future.

How is preventing me from marrying my boyfriend not against me?  It seems that the opposition is set to continue their fight to prevent us from filing divorce papers and joint tax returns like everyone else.  Like, why?  All of the arguments against gay marriage are based on religious ideas about biological and cultural imperatives that not even straight people follow, and it’s been my impression since my first civics class that we live in a country that keeps religion and government separate.

I’m not sure how marrying my boyfriend will destroy this idea of family that people are trying so hard to protect.  Isn’t it about us embracing the same notion of family?  If we can’t marry, not much will change—I’ll have to do a little extra work with estate and medical planning, and I’ll have to refer to him, pathetically, as my husbear instead of my husband—but our love won’t be taken seriously.  This isn’t about saving marriage, it’s about preventing people who love each other from having that love acknowledged.

There are no rational or unbiased arguments for preventing us from getting married.  Nothing is being protected, or saved.  No matter how you slice it, it’s all baloney.  Not that I’m the type to tell them what to do, but imagine if the religious people decided to put all this money and energy into something beneficial to humanity.

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