Comments on: [Greta Christina] I Do — And Why http://blog.blowfish.com/culture/greta-christina-i-do-and-why/679 Sponsored by Blowfish: Good Products for Great Sex. Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:37:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 by: The Blowfish Blog http://blog.blowfish.com/culture/greta-christina-i-do-and-why/679#comment-21400 Wed, 18 Jun 2008 03:10:20 +0000 http://blog.blowfish.com/culture/greta-christina-i-do-and-why/679#comment-21400 [...] Congratulations George and Brad, and everyone else (including our very own Greta Christina!) who is getting married today or soon! [...] […] Congratulations George and Brad, and everyone else (including our very own Greta Christina!) who is getting married today or soon! […]

]]> by: banshiii http://blog.blowfish.com/culture/greta-christina-i-do-and-why/679#comment-16483 Tue, 27 May 2008 21:06:46 +0000 http://blog.blowfish.com/culture/greta-christina-i-do-and-why/679#comment-16483 yes yes, we must have cake! yes yes, we must have cake!

]]> by: valdemar http://blog.blowfish.com/culture/greta-christina-i-do-and-why/679#comment-16303 Sun, 25 May 2008 21:02:37 +0000 http://blog.blowfish.com/culture/greta-christina-i-do-and-why/679#comment-16303 As as Brit, I hope the example of California influences our own legislators. Several members of our governent are in same-sex relationships, so maybe change will come sooner rather than later. Oh, and will your wedding involve a nice big cake? Somehow that seems important... As as Brit, I hope the example of California influences our own legislators. Several members of our governent are in same-sex relationships, so maybe change will come sooner rather than later.

Oh, and will your wedding involve a nice big cake? Somehow that seems important…

]]> by: cognitive dissident http://blog.blowfish.com/culture/greta-christina-i-do-and-why/679#comment-16291 Sun, 25 May 2008 13:37:01 +0000 http://blog.blowfish.com/culture/greta-christina-i-do-and-why/679#comment-16291 I wouldn't worry too much about how "the country as a whole sees us." The legislators responsible for DOMA (and the generals in favor of DADT) are more homophobic than the general population...which itself is slowly trending in the right direction. It's not complacency to note that the backlash against LGBT rights is diminishing over time. I wouldn't have been this optimistic a decade ago, but marriage equality is all-but-inevitable on a national level in our lifetimes. (We'll still have to work for it, though!) I wouldn’t worry too much about how “the country as a whole sees us.” The legislators responsible for DOMA (and the generals in favor of DADT) are more homophobic than the general population…which itself is slowly trending in the right direction.

It’s not complacency to note that the backlash against LGBT rights is diminishing over time. I wouldn’t have been this optimistic a decade ago, but marriage equality is all-but-inevitable on a national level in our lifetimes. (We’ll still have to work for it, though!)

]]> by: Joreth http://blog.blowfish.com/culture/greta-christina-i-do-and-why/679#comment-16267 Sat, 24 May 2008 16:20:09 +0000 http://blog.blowfish.com/culture/greta-christina-i-do-and-why/679#comment-16267 I completely agree. Personally, I am against marriage for many of the reasons mentioned here involving the history. I'm also against the legal patchwork of marriage, whether it's allowed for all or just some. Different places get different rights and responsibilities and NO ONE seems to even know what all those rights and responsibilities are. Plus, I'm against giving "benefits" that only a certain part of the population qualifies for - being single, my partner doesn't get to visit me in the hospital simply because we haven't gotten married yet? But, aside from that, I whole-heartily support same-sex marriage because of these very points. Marriage <i>is</i> a significant part of our traditions, our history, our culture. And whatever rights citizens are granted in any given culture, those rights should be granted to ALL citizens. Separate but equal is not equal and we already learned this lesson. More than once. But, apparently, the Republican party (yes, I know, some Republicans are not representative of the rest of the party - relax) and the fundies have never cracked a history or an anthropology book in their lives. Personally, I want to see the whole marriage deal re-written from scratch. But since that's not going to happen, I support anyone wanting to get married for the very simple concept that you are just as much a human being and a citizen of this country as anyone else. ~Joreth <a href="http://www.theinnbetween.net" rel="nofollow">www.theinnbetween.net <a href="http://joreth.livejournal.com" rel="nofollow">http://joreth.livejournal.com</a> I completely agree. Personally, I am against marriage for many of the reasons mentioned here involving the history. I’m also against the legal patchwork of marriage, whether it’s allowed for all or just some. Different places get different rights and responsibilities and NO ONE seems to even know what all those rights and responsibilities are. Plus, I’m against giving “benefits” that only a certain part of the population qualifies for - being single, my partner doesn’t get to visit me in the hospital simply because we haven’t gotten married yet?

But, aside from that, I whole-heartily support same-sex marriage because of these very points. Marriage is a significant part of our traditions, our history, our culture. And whatever rights citizens are granted in any given culture, those rights should be granted to ALL citizens. Separate but equal is not equal and we already learned this lesson. More than once. But, apparently, the Republican party (yes, I know, some Republicans are not representative of the rest of the party - relax) and the fundies have never cracked a history or an anthropology book in their lives.

Personally, I want to see the whole marriage deal re-written from scratch. But since that’s not going to happen, I support anyone wanting to get married for the very simple concept that you are just as much a human being and a citizen of this country as anyone else.

~Joreth
www.theinnbetween.net
http://joreth.livejournal.com

]]> by: Jim http://blog.blowfish.com/culture/greta-christina-i-do-and-why/679#comment-16249 Sat, 24 May 2008 03:23:46 +0000 http://blog.blowfish.com/culture/greta-christina-i-do-and-why/679#comment-16249 Let me just say, as a straight male resident of *gulp* Alabama... I cannot be more embarrassed of our horrible laws. And I apologize on behalf of our ass-backwards legislation. I will never understand why this is such a big deal. I live up north, in Huntsville, one of the two blue patches in the state, and, while it's better than the rest of the state, it's still thoroughly disgusting at times. Let me just say, as a straight male resident of *gulp* Alabama… I cannot be more embarrassed of our horrible laws. And I apologize on behalf of our ass-backwards legislation. I will never understand why this is such a big deal. I live up north, in Huntsville, one of the two blue patches in the state, and, while it’s better than the rest of the state, it’s still thoroughly disgusting at times.

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