Dec 18 2007 Let me out of Jury Duty

Dear Governor Schwarzenegger -

According to you, the people of California have determined that I am either incapable or unworthy of marrying my partner of ten-and-a-half years. That's why you annulled my marriage in 2004 and vetoed AB 43 in 2007.

Since I am apparently less of a person, I was wondering if I could get out of Jury Duty. Who would want a gay dad on their jury anyway? Could you write me a note?

It's not that I don't mind serving -- it's just that I would rather not waste my time going down there to be rejected because of who I love. I get enough rejection from you.

Yours,

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• apartheid
• secondhand
• partnership
• equal
• gay
• rights

[LaReinaDelBarrio]

I was recently at jury duty and made it to the twelve member jury area. They were asking me if I had ever been a victim of a violent crime, and I related my tale of being gaybashed two decades ago. Snickers and hissing came from one corner of the jury area and the judge scolded them for it. I also said that my marital status was no status since I cannot marry in the state of California...

[signab43]

I don't understand how people can snicker at violent crime and then somehow say they are more moral than other people. But obviously it happens.

For marital status, just last week I started to insist people call us "married." We've been living as a married couple for eleven years, we have two kids, and even a marriage license.

I decided that calling my husband anything other than "husband" is disrespectful and dishonest. I'll just let other people figure out how to deal with me instead of v.v.

[jorgesasuke]

aaaaaaaaand stay out hahahahah

[LaReinaDelBarrio]

What I like is that in a hundred years none of this will matter, but that a gay person stood up for themselves in a murder trial during jury selection and asked to be let go for homophobia and was, it might be in some future law books.  It is now public record...