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trollprincess: penknife reports on Virginia's Marriage Affirmation Act. This is the first I've heard of it so I don't know all the details yet, but according to Equality Virginia, "HB 751 not only prohibits the state from recognizing civil unions (which it already didn't do), but strips private contractual rights between same-sex couples by outlawing any "partnership contract or other arrangements that purport to provide the benefits of marriage." (See link for more info.)
Can I get a what the fucking fuck?
Argh! And this after I got something in the mail from one of my representatives which, amongst other things, let me know that the majority of people in my state believe there should be a Constitutional Amendment that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. I - I - I have no words. I'm back on Angel with the camel. I'm sitting in the lobby of Wolfram & Hart, there's a camel behind me, Harmony's in front of me and I'm so pissed off that I have completely lost the power of speech. That's what I am right now.
Now, to be fair, my representative has also replied to all my ACLU-sponsored faxes about gay marriage with the assurance that he won't support amending the Constitution because he thinks the Defense of Marriage Act more than covered the job. Which, granted, isn't an Act I'm particularly fond of but at least props to him for saying he won't vote to amend the Constitution even though most of the people who filled out his survey said they'd like him to. But still! Still!
Who do I have to blow to make it clear to the other side that gay marriage doesn't hurt straight people? Honestly, what do I have to do? Do I have to meet every straight person in the US, grab them by the shoulders, and go "Look, Sonny Jim, when two us us get married we don't end the ceremony by kneeing the nearest straight guy in the balls, I swear to God gay marriage will not harm you! Leave us the Hell alone!"
Camel. I'm back on camel. ARGH!
trollprincess: penknife reports on Virginia's Marriage Affirmation Act. This is the first I've heard of it so I don't know all the details yet, but according to Equality Virginia, "HB 751 not only prohibits the state from recognizing civil unions (which it already didn't do), but strips private contractual rights between same-sex couples by outlawing any "partnership contract or other arrangements that purport to provide the benefits of marriage." (See link for more info.)Can I get a what the fucking fuck?
Argh! And this after I got something in the mail from one of my representatives which, amongst other things, let me know that the majority of people in my state believe there should be a Constitutional Amendment that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. I - I - I have no words. I'm back on Angel with the camel. I'm sitting in the lobby of Wolfram & Hart, there's a camel behind me, Harmony's in front of me and I'm so pissed off that I have completely lost the power of speech. That's what I am right now.
Now, to be fair, my representative has also replied to all my ACLU-sponsored faxes about gay marriage with the assurance that he won't support amending the Constitution because he thinks the Defense of Marriage Act more than covered the job. Which, granted, isn't an Act I'm particularly fond of but at least props to him for saying he won't vote to amend the Constitution even though most of the people who filled out his survey said they'd like him to. But still! Still!
Who do I have to blow to make it clear to the other side that gay marriage doesn't hurt straight people? Honestly, what do I have to do? Do I have to meet every straight person in the US, grab them by the shoulders, and go "Look, Sonny Jim, when two us us get married we don't end the ceremony by kneeing the nearest straight guy in the balls, I swear to God gay marriage will not harm you! Leave us the Hell alone!"
Camel. I'm back on camel. ARGH!
