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October 20, 2004
MTV spots in favor of equal marriage
MTV has a number of commercials in favor of equal marriage rights. The "Threats" and "Permission" spots are pretty good.
I don't think a majority of the people in the country would support giving a gay couple "marriage" status. I don't really care about whether gays can "marry" or not, though it really does smell like separate and unequal.
What I strongly support, however, is giving the full legal/social rights and responsibilities of straight marriage to committed gay couples. These include tax benefits, hospital visitations, inheritance rights, health insurance, alimony, etc. It'd be one thing altogether if marriage were just a label, but it's not. Marriage is a big change in legal/social status that is currently denied to some members of our society based on their sexual orientation, and that violates our right to equal protection under the law. Anyone who believes in a society based on the rule of law and the Constitution as the foundation of our laws would have to concede this point; otherwise I'll be forced to beat them with the breaker bar.
Posted by glyphic at October 20, 2004 06:45 PM