Marriage

An editorial from USA Today on the consequences of all those state anti-marriage constitutional amendments. It's generally admonitory of those states that rushed to the polls to keep gays out of the mix, but a little naive in some regards:

It is far from certain whether some of the amendments passed in 2004 would succeed today. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Spain for two years; eventually it might be accepted in the United States. Meanwhile, states that rushed to ban it need to rethink language that is overly broad or likely to produce unintended consequences.

What ever made them think those consequences were unintended? Given the record of duplicity and dishonesty on the part of anti-marriage activists, I think those consequences were part of the plan. (I'm reminded of Peter LaBarbera, Illinois' own Porno Pete who does so much "research" in bathhouses and the back rooms of leather bars, who, after a career of decrying "activist judges," went to court to have Illinois' election laws overturned when he couldn't get enough valid signatures for an anti-marriage referendum here.)

In New York, the Assembly has passed Gov. Spitzer's same-sex marriage bill. But, to give you an idea of the smallness and nastiness of opponents, catch this:

Not everyone was convinced. Assemblyman Brian M. Kolb, a Republican from Canandaigua, said he felt personally “threatened” by the legislation; Assemblyman Dov Hikind, a Democrat from Brooklyn, suggested including a provision to legalize incest.

Let's just dismiss the obviously panty-waisted Assemblyman Kolb. Isn't Assemblyman Hikind a man worthy of respect? Equating same-sex marriage to incest is really a reasonable, constructive comment, isn't it? Tell me some more about the hatred and vitrol among radical gays.

(Thanks to Marriage Equality News. Check the site out -- there's a lot of interesting stuff there, including some surprising editorials from papers in surprising places. We're winning.)

(I have some catching up to do on this topic, including a response to a couple of e-mails from GayPatriotWest after my last post. Haven't forgotten you, Dan, just been really, really busy.)