Marriage Equality: Just the Facts

We don't want to change marriage, we want to JOIN it. We are supporters of marriage, in which two people share a lifetime commitment to each other.

Recent progress:
- New Hampshire becomes 5th state in US to pass marriage equality
- Washington D.C. passes marriage equality
- Mexico City passes marriage equality
- Maryland recognizes out of state marriages
- Portugal becomes 8th country
- Iceland becomes 9th country
- Argentina becomes 10th country
- the sky has still not fallen
- Uncle Sam is still collecting taxes
- straight marriages are still happening and babies are still being born
- life has gone on

We just want to live in peace, pay our bills, and spend time with our families just like everyone else does.

The opponents of gay marriage argue that traditional marriage is under "attack". The truth is, no one is attacking it. In fact the greatest threat to traditional marriage is divorce itself.

Those who use religion to justify their bigotry used to call us "deviant" and say we were perverted. They talk alot about family values. Now they want to deny us the chance to have stable families. They can't have it both ways.

Unlike the Iowa Supreme Court, which viewed protecting the fundamental rights of minorities at all cost as its constitutional duty, the California Supreme Court has made an historic blunder. Ruling in May 2008 that the ban against same-sex marriage was unconstitutional based on privacy, due process, and equal protection (hardly "willy nilly"), they've now ruled one year later that a 52% vote by the majority at the ballot box is sufficient to strip away these well-founded constitutional rights.

As Olson and Boies point out in their July 20 Wall Street Journal opinion piece, "But basic constitutional rights cannot depend on the willingness of the electorate in any given state to end discrimination. If we were prepared to consign minority rights to a majority vote, there would be no need for a constitution."

Be sure to view & rate my other video, "Urban Legends of Homophobia: Homosexuality and the Bible"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wdQ1LkRi0s
(blocked in Germany because Sony Entertainment has restrictions on a Pearl Jam song used in the video)

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[CameoCorner]

If you truly just wanted equal rights, then why not just accept the same under the title 'union'. Now before you get all pissed off, because of my personal opinion, remember your own advice to others, about accepting others and their opinions. I gave mine, but more then likely, you will prove hypocrisy by getting all pissy about it.

Truth is, you want to steal the original religious meaning of the word marriage, to piss the religious community off. But you will never admit it the obvious.

[justanothercrusader]

@CameoCorner marriage actually predates Christianity. what you suggest would be okay, if state and federal rights came with it (right now, because of DOMA, some 1,138 federal rights do not, even in states where gay marriage is legal). As it is right now, Elvis could marry you and a person of the opposite sex in Vegas that you just met 15 minutes ago, and you would be immediately granted all those rights, while gay & lesbian couples together for decades would not. Does that seem fair to you?

[justanothercrusader]

@CameoCorner I've heard this "just don't call it marriage" argument before, yet opponents have recently demonstrated that even "union" is unacceptable (refer to Washington's "everything but marriage" law, and Hawaii's civil unions bill). In Washington state, all the rights were granted, but the term "marriage" was not used. Yet it was still vigorously opposed. Hawaii's governor recently vetoed a "civil unions" bill, citing that it was "too much like marriage". Can't win, can we?

[bgbreakdown]

Ban divorce in California!!!

[jayboytoy007]

WOW A++++++++

[insideoutXS]

You are more than just another crusader, just to put out there some simple succinct facts and truth will help drive those that know and may give the ill informed something to think about.

Good work

[hardinmichael1981]

@CameoCorner homosexuals want to EXPAND the definition of marriage to include "...two PEOPLE..." They don't want to hijack ANYTHING. It cannot in any way hurt your religious rights. Churches can go on discriminating all they want. ALL it would mean is that the STATE(GOV.) could no longer discriminate in regards to marriage on the basis of sex and sexual orientation. That's ALL. EQUALITY. Nothing more. Nothing less. How would you feel if someone else voted to take away YOUR rights?

[Poochalot]

A wonderful video, really straight (no pun intended) to the point. Gay marriages have already happened, and no harm came to heterosexual marriages. It's time to just back off and let people live their lives, leave bigotry in the past.

[fraekoud]

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[superextremelaser]

@CameoCorner sounds like 'seperate but equal' to me

[CameoCorner]

P.S. to 'justanothercrusader)--Take Care & I wish you well. Maybe someone smarter then I will come along and resolve this matter to everyones liking. I sure hope so, because more anger and strife in this world is not what we need. Instead, more respect and tolerance is needed from ALL people. We all also need to respect one another and our differences. Another words, agree to disagree, but also with solutions.

[CameoCorner]

@justanothercrusader Hi there justanothecrusader. To tell you the truth, I really am too busy to address all the comments about this anymore. Sorry, I'm just a really busy person, but I appreciate your reply. I don't know what more to say, other then I wish all parties well, and for all to get what they need, while pleasing all sides. It is not an easy matter to resolve, but perhaps someone will find the right solution. I do strongly believe in equal rights for gay people and ALL people.