The bigotry and hate behind the gay marriage debate (OP/ED)

Via Steverino and the Blog/Boston Now

"Hello world!
The bigotry and hate behind the gay marriage debate

I have read and watched with great interest the all too consuming gay marriage debate. As a heterosexual, married man I probably should not be concerned with gay marriage as it will not affect me in any way but yet I am affected by it and angered by the hate and the holier-than-though venom that spews from the mouths of those that oppose it.

There was a time in this country when others were treated as second class citizens because of their race, religion or color of their skin. This is no different. Those that oppose gay marriage and hide behind the so called teachings of their religion or the “right to vote” are simply denying themselves the fact that they are scared, narrow-minded and uneducated. Bigotry is all these things.

The newspaper this morning quoted a man as saying homosexuality leads to violence. Had this particular man ever traveled beyond his neighborhood, or possibly graduated from high school may actually realize that his opinion is ridiculous, insensitive and totally ignorant. It is not gay marriage that is the problem with America but the bigots, religious zealots, the narrow-minded and the uneducated that make America a sad place to live these days. These are the people that voted for our current president and have seen an unconstitutional war, a national debt climbing by the second and the separation of people from all walks of life in this country. These are the idiots that blame the liberals for our problems instead of looking in the mirror. It was Shakespeare who wrote: “The fault lies not in our stars, but in ourselves.”

Marriage is a civil right and it is never to be voted upon. If you don’t agree with this than move. There are countries in the world like Iran and North Korea will they will love you and your uneducated and backwards ideas. Perhaps after you do leave we liberals can start taking care of things that do matter like equality, fair housing, a fair wage and a right to be free and a freedom of choice."

ALERT: bi immigrants and bisexual bi-national families being doubly discriminated against by USA

from Bialogue

"Dear Bi/Bi-Inclusive Friends,

I just took action on an issue of real significance to a lot of families, and I hope you'll join me.

Nineteen (19) other countries recognize same-sex couples committed to spending their lives together as 'families' for immigration purposes - and the US, shamefully, does not. That means US citizens and legal residents can't sponsor their same-sex partners from other countries, a basic right other Americans enjoy.

Did you know that Bisexual people are being singled out for scrutiny?

A woman in New Jersey who obtained her green card when married to her husband may have her status revoked because immigration officials are claiming that since after her divorce she fell in love with a woman, the previous marriage was false and done only for green card purposes. They are trying to scuttle her application for citizenship and revoke her green card.

She is bisexual and perfectly capable of falling in love with someone from any gender. She is not allowed to sponsor her partner who is from her homeland of Brazil and the US won't even allow her partner into the country to visit.

Despite the fact that she has a good job and a home in NJ and her desire and application for American citizenship, they are considering emigrating to Canada where they hope they would be able to reunite.

If you are in/from the USA please write your lawmakers today, so we can stop this unequal policy once and for all. It's easy, just click this link and the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) does everything for you -- you'll be in and out in 2 minutes!

Sheela

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