http://bloggingformichigan.com/2011/06/22/more-gay-bashing-by-the-michigan-gop/Well here go the Republicans gay bashing again. Yesterday the GOP House passed two bills out of committee that would prohibit the state from offering benefits to domestic partners,and from prohibiting such benefits from being included in collective bargaining agreements. These bills are HB 4770 and HB 4771. You’ll be shocked to hear that the bills are sponsored by …who is it? Who is it? That’s right! Dave “Hetero Man”Agema (pictured).
Agema has a history of focusing on gay people;he recently proposed cutting funding to universities that support equality. Now he’s out to make sure that equality doesn’t become recognized in Michigan. Worse,he’s making sure that inequality is further codified in Michigan,by building an architecture of anti-gay law that is loosely based on the bigoted prop 2 anti marriage equality law passed in 2004. Equality advocates have repeatedly pointed out that the 2004 law does not apply because health benefits to eligible adults is not similar to a marriage union,which is what the 2004 law specifically addresses.
Agema’s gay bashing is totally in line with his party’s stand on equality. It was 4 of his fellow House Republicans who rammed his bill through the committee (the 2 Democrats opposed). Earlier this year Bill Schuette filed a lawsuit against against the Civil Service Commission (CSC) for its decision to grant health benefits to unrelated adults and their dependents who live with some state employees. And just a few weeks ago,5 of the (then) 7 GOP Presidential hopefuls promised their goofball base that they’d support a Constitutional amendment to oppose equality. And all the while,America keeps on marching up to freedomland ….
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