To all DU'ers who have changed your avatars to the rainbow flag

[cboy4]

and pink triangles, I just want to say thank you so much.

And thank you to Du'ers who haven't changed your avatars but have written posts in opposition of the gay marriage amendment proposal.

You have certainly caught my attention as well as other gay DU'ers.

I just can't express how much your support means to us.

Thank you.

:loveya: :pals: :grouphug:

edit: to add pink triangles. How could I have left that out? DOUGH!

[diamondsndust]

1. you betcha!..

I'm about as straight as you can get, but hey... we're all human... Big Brother has no right in ANYONE'S bedroom or life...

[flyarm]

2. gladly..i feel honored to change my avatar!!..and will keep it this way

for a month..in honor of all my gay dear dear friends!!

fly:hug: :grouphug: :pals:

[KyndCulture]

3. Discrimination against one is a loss of freedom to all!

I stand with you!!

[roguevalley]

4. justice for all or justice for none. period. hugs back at you.

[Ian David]

5. Doing what I can...

[BrklynLiberal]

21. Great signs, especially the "lazy Nazis" one.

Is that REALLY your license plate? That is terrific!!!

[Nothing Without Hope]

115. That is sooo not the car of a Bush enabler!

:rofl:

[Nikki Stone 1]

6. How do you change your avatar?

?

[cboy4]

8. Go to options. Click Edit Profile. Go to Avatar. Click Select from images

:)

[Jigarotta]

10. Nikki, go to Options, Edit Your Profile nt

[Nikki Stone 1]

24. Thank you both. Let me give it a shot

:)

[Nikki Stone 1]

27. Guess I changed it.

:)

[EFerrari]

7. We're going out to buy ribbon for arm bands. Not only can you

easily wear them, but you can put some in your pocket to give away to people who say, "good idea".

So pissed at these #@!(*%#ing Thugs.

:hi:

[Epiphany4z]

12. I have

rainbow smiley key chain on my purse. I would like to scan it and use it for an avatar but I cant figure out how to use my own graphic for an avatar..you can do that here can't you?

[EFerrari]

19. Yes, you can. There are instructions for it in the "profile"

menu under the avatar choices, if I remember correctly. :)

[Epiphany4z]

20. thanks

I give it a look

[stepnw1f]

9. We Have Left You Out in the Cold for Way Too Long

I apologize for not supporting you all sooner.

[cboy4]

63. Thanks step -- it's people like you who don't have to apologize

;)

[emulatorloo]

11. what a great idea!

I am so sick of the Repugs trotting this nonsense out and pandering to their bigoted base. . .

[Patsy Stone]

48. But that psycho base is soooo small these days

it's not even gonna help. It's just gonna piss off the rest of the country. Smart move. :eyes:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

13. What About Your Avatar And Mine, Do We Not Get Thanks? LOL

[NMDemDist2]

34. hi OMC!!! I am going to reveal my ignorance

by asking what is that avatar?? I thought it might be some military thing but truly, I'm clueless! :shrug:

can ya help a sistah out here? :pals:

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

52. Hiya AZ! It's The Human Rights Campaign Icon.

http://www.hrc.org/

And it is my pleasure to help you out. :)

[NMDemDist2]

53. very cool! and such a tasteful icon too!

:rofl:

:hi:

[cboy4]

54. NO! We get no thanks and you'll like it

buster. LOL

[Orrex]

14. Keep quiet, cboy4--you're threatening my heterosexual marriage

And you're compromising my cynicism, too, so knock it off with all the positive vibes already!

:hi:

[cboy4]

55. I'll keep quiet. LOL

:hi:

[TOhioLiberal]

15. I'm Straight...

...But not narrow-minded. I think this is an abomination. I'm glad to give you all the support I can.

[calimary]

69. What you said!

I always try to refer to that stupid waste of Senatorial blather as the "Marriage DISCRIMINATION AMENDMENT." It's important to glue the word "discrimination" onto this travesty, to keep the truth up front about it. It should never be referred to without adding the word "discrimination," since that's what it's all about.

Guess these "Buy-bull" specialists forgot the passage that read "judge not, lest ye be judged." Matthew 7:1

[Cha]

94. I like that, calimary..

"The Marriage Discrimination Amendment"!

Bumpersticker~ ~I'm Against The Marriage Discrimination Amendment!~

And Matthew 7:1 is a great one! Which the faux christians conveniently don't practice.

[Raine]

16. I haven't changed

my avatar but I give my complete support to this important issue of EQUAL rights for ALL. :thumbsup: I'm thinking about changing my sig line but want to get it just right.

[BrklynLiberal]

17. We must always keep Martin Niemoller's words close to our hearts.

..and remember that they do not apply only to Communists, Socialists, Trade Unionists and Jews.

"First they came for the Communists, but I was not a Communist so I did not speak out.
Then they came for the Socialists and the Trade Unionists, but I was neither, so I did not speak out.
Then they came for the Jews, but I was not a Jew so I did not speak out.
And when they came for me, there was no one left to speak out for me."

[Cha]

95. Ex-Freakin'-

ZACTLY! :toast:

[Theres-a]

105. Precisely

:grouphug: Together we can do what alone we cannot.

[tanyev]

18. Tell your elected officials what you think in one easy step

at www.congress.org

I just sent mine:

War in Iraq
US not prepared for natural or manmade disasters
Deficit out of control
Peak Oil
Global Warming
Health Care (lack of)
Social Security
An imperial presidency that apparently has no Congressional oversight

YOU DO NOT HAVE THE TIME TO KEEP SHAMELESSLY PANDERING TO THE RIGHT WING THEOCRATS. GET TO WORK ON THE ISSUES THAT ARE REALLY HURTING THIS COUNTRY.

[undergroundpanther]

22. Thoght you might like this...

A rainbow gasden flag pride thing I made..awhile back

[cboy4]

56. I don't like it......I love it!

;)

[undergroundpanther]

84. feel free to use it

and snarl at the assholes,don't tread on me,

[mom cat]

90. Wow! That is so way cool. May I borrow it?

[mom cat]

91. Too big for a sig line. but wow is it grand!

[brainshrub]

104. Damn, that's good!

[Lochloosa]

23. K/R

[racaulk]

25. This gay DUer thanks all of you as well.

The show of uniformity and support here on DU over the last couple of days have truly warmed my heart. I'm sure I speak for all GLBT members of DU when I say that all of you have my most sincere gratitude and appreciation for all of your support.

:pals:

[Jeffersons Ghost]

26. Here's your 5th vote...

I voted against that amendment to the AL. Constitution today. stupid rednecks. gay marriage was NEVER legal here. so they need another amendment to keep it illegal? LOL idiots

[Jack_Dawson]

Why do we have to call it "marriage"?

Wouldn't "civil union" do?

:hide:

[Lisa0825]

29. If I ever "marry" again,

I decided I'd like to do it as a civil union instead, to show my support for equality.

[Jack_Dawson]

33. What are you saying Lisa 0825?

You didn't feel like an equal?

:beer:

[Lisa0825]

49. Silly, that's beside the point!:-)

I mean to support equal rights, of course. The fact that my ex was an ass is totally unrelated to the topic at hand! :evilgrin:

[TechBear_Seattle]

38. No it would not

The word "marriage" comes with many years of judicial precedent and common law. In some states, those precedents and common law stretch back almost 300 years, well in to their days as a British colony. That body of jurisprudence does not apply to "civil union", because "civil union" is a different legal concept than "marriage."

If certain people object to our using the word "marriage," they should be the ones to create a new institution and give up the rights, protections, responsibilities and privileges that centuries of court rulings have given marriage.

[cboy4]

57. Yea, you better hide behind that wall! LOL

[stop the bleeding]

28. 8th nomination, changed my avatar for the month of June to honor

the solidarity of DU.

The power of many.

[stevedeshazer]

30. I can only speak for myself,

but I believe I owe gays an apology for not working hard enough to end the discrimination you're forced to endure.

That discrimination affects me personally a hell of a lot more than the thought that you might actually be free to enjoy the same rights the rest of us do.

Me and Ms. D will celebrate our twentieth anniversary in September, and our marriage has never been threatened by gays. In fact, without my friend who is gay, I'd never have been introduced to the woman with whom I've shared my life for more than twenty-five years, the mother of our eighteen year old son...he just graduated from high school!

He's a great person, tolerant, and a liberal for life.

Kids like this are the future; the old bigots will die out, bitter and angry to the end. Our kids will live on in a more tolerant world. Yes, I really believe that.

We'll all be free, and when we are, that will be one fine day.

Steve

[cboy4]

59. You don't need to apologize. ;)

Congratulations on 20 years! :party:

And yes, it will be one fine day indeed.

[flyarm]

31. can i tell you something funny??

during the 2004 election cycle..my husband and i housed in fla the kerry field rep for our area of fla..i was an elected dem delegate...

well this young man became like a son to us..( i love him like a son..for sure)

well i helped him open the kerry headquarters in our area..well the campaign stuff came in from washington..and dopey me..i npacked the rainbow kerry stuff..well i thought it was so pretty..i put the kerry stickers on my husbands suv ..and i put the pretty rainbow ones on his car..all over the car...

well i had no idea it meant gay pride..and no one told me..or my husband...

so my husband drove around with them on for a couple months...

and a couple times my husband said he was approached in parking lots..and he said it was weird..still totally unaware..what all the stickers on his car symbolized...

well the day after the election ..when we were all feeling down..and fighting off our hangovers from election night...

our new..adopted son ( well he is like he is adopted now)...he was sitting on the couch with my husband..they were both exhausted...and this young man started laughing his ass off..and he told my husband he had been driving around for months with the gay pride stickers on his car..and pins on his shirts...

my husband was flabbergasted..and he started laughing as well and said..now he realized why other men were looking at him at red lights and smiling so much at him..!!!

then my husband ran down to the parking lot and pulled the stickers off!!

i laughed till my ribs hurt..i asked ..why did no one ever tell us this ..of all the workers at the headquarters..i was told they all thought it was cute and they didn't want to embarrass us!!

lol!!!!

heck i didn't know what the rainbow meant!!

and to be honest i was on here a quite a while and didn't know what the pink avatar meant..it was Andy who told me what it meant!!..i was clueless!!

oh well..

now i know...

fly

[cboy4]

61. Okay, this was the funniest thing I've heard all day! LOL

Your husband must be hot if he was geting all of those looks! :blush: LOL!!!

Thanks fly

[NMDemDist2]

32. you are so welcome! i'm proud and pleased to wear my pink triangle! n/t

[TechBear_Seattle]

35. I seem to have missed the bandwagon

But then, I think I'm already a bit too out and loud on gay issues around here. At least, that's what people keep telling me. :hi:

How about this: for the rest of June, my avatar is screaming in frustration over equal marriage. Will that do?

[charlyvi]

36. Just hanged mine!

More than happy to support GLBT DUers. Don't worry--we will win in the end!

[shadowknows69]

37. It's a no brainer

love and companionship is for everyone lucky enough to find it. Period. Legally and spiritually.

[il_lilac]

39. the honor is mine n/t

[dalaigh lllama]

40. We must all hang together

or surely we'll all hang separately. k & r
:toast:

[LittleClarkie]

41. I'll never forget how our GLBT brothers and sisters came through

in the last election. We used our rainbow Kerry/Edwards banner to scare the abortion-mobile that wouldn't leave our lot. When nothing else would work, that did. I guess they were afraid of catching gay cooties or something.

But anyway, youse guys were there for us. It's the very least we can do to be there for you.

I'm hoping that the latest DOMA bullshit is being seen through at last as the pathetic pandering it is. There would seem to be signs that this is true. With all the things wrong in this world, and all the things that need fixing, the GOP pick THIS to go after. Morans.

:hug:

[wicket]

42. Hey cboy!

:yourock: :loveya:

[cboy4]

62. No way!

:yourock: :loveya:

[SeaBob]

43. Gay marriage amendent

this piece of garbage is not gay it is not about marriage and it only superficiously passes as an ammendment

[Blue_Tires]

44. it just feels good to see

DU on the same page about something, instead of all the DLC/Immigration/whatever flamewars

[NV Whino]

45. You're welcome

I'm thinking of keeping it.

[Ilsa]

46. You can count on us!

:pals: :grouphug:

[cboy4]

65. I know it!

:hug:

[MuseRider]

47. It is such a small thing

just a little gesture but it is the right thing to do. I will back you all the way to equality.

*I just had a little Buzz Lightyear in my brain. EQUALITY AND BEYOND!

[Greybnk48]

50. My pleasure

I support gay rights and I have for years. My husband and I have three gay relatives who we love very much, and many gay friends. This fight has been a part of our lives for at least 30 years and we're in for the duration.

[Lady Effingbroke]

51. I support equal rights for LGBT people!

The man in my user picture is one of my favorite gay cultural icons - Brian Epstein, who was manager of the Beatles. The world would be far poorer today if not for his discovery and tireless promotion of the Beatles.

[Wheezy]

58. pleasure's mine.

I always liked this avatar anyway. I may keep it.

[ronnykmarshall]

60. Let this big ol' homersex'al double that!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart!

:loveya:

[Jazz2006]

64. No thanks necessary ~ ~ ~ ~ proud to stand with you

:pals:

[Richard Steele]

66. As for me, spending time as a DU "FAUXmosexual" is only symbolic.

When I changed my avatar, I also promised to
devote time to making a REAL difference, somehow, some way.

It might not be a BIG difference, or an important one,
but it certainly WILL be more than just a new avatar
on the world's best discussion site.

Until I have actually satisfied MYSELF that I have
created some REAL effect in support of all that is good and true,
my pink triangle will be right there.

Considering how SLOWLY my brain works, I suspect it may be there
for quite some time.

[Lugnut]

67. No thanks needed.....

It's about human rights and equal rights. :pals:

[mike_c]

68. I am honored to support my GBLT brothers and sisters...

...:toast:

[StellaBlue]

70. woo-hoo!

Support!!!

:hi:

I am sorry you have to live in this shitty country that cannot accept you as a human being. Period.

I am unfortunately missing the Pride event here in Austin this weekend, but one of my (straight) friends is manning the Planned Parenthood booth to talk about HIV, STDs, and, yes, planned parenthood, as well as passing out condoms! I'm jealous. I'll be in that cess pool Houston. haha. But to see President Gore, so it's not all bad!

Power to the People!

[cboy4]

72. Thank you StellaBlue!

I'm glad you get to see President Gore. Have a blast for me :hi:

[StellaBlue]

78. I am SO excited.

Did I mention that???

[Swamp Rat]

71. What do you think of this idea?:

:hi:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1367928

If you like it, please spread the idea around (I updated the error in my pic further down the thread).

[cboy4]

74. Anything you come up with I like! The fundies heads would rotate

360 degrees they would be so angry. That makes it worth while in and of itself.

Thanks Swamp, good idea! :hi:

[Swamp Rat]

76. Yes, we can beat them at their own game, then sit back and watch their

heads explode!



:D

edit: please tell others about my thread who might be interested.

[nonconformist]

73. I'm straight and just celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary

And I stand in unison with my gay brothers and sisters, both here at DU and otherwise!

EQUALITY NOW!!

[cboy4]

75. Happy 12th and many more!

:)

[eppur_se_muova]

77. Bu**sh** is, for once, a uniter, and a source of inspiration.

He has united many of us on DU in our opposition to his narrow-minded, hateful attack on the principle of equal human rights for all. And he has inspired us to be even more vocal in that opposition.

I could tell myself--as many people do--that it really doesn't make any difference to me whether gays can marry or not. It doesn't affect me in any direct way, nor any members of my immediate family. I could even say it doesn't affect anyone I know, but I don't, strictly speaking, know if my friends and coworkers are gay or not. There's never been any reason for me to ask, nor for them to say. So I could curl up in my shell and let the whole travesty play out without me. True, I get pretty belligerent when someone steps on my rights, but I've never jumped into any Quixotic crusades for someone else's. Well, maybe it's about time I did. Maybe I'm mad about this issue because I'm just so mad about everything else that Bu**sh** has done wrong, that it's spilling over. But I don't think that's it. Maybe I'm mad because the notion of a Constitutional Amendment against gay marriages shows such an appaling ignorance of the purpose and intent of the Constitution and its Amendments. (rant: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.ph... ) That would certainly appeal to the scholarly fussbudget in me. But I don't think that's it either. I think what it really comes down to is I don't care for bullying, and I don't care for bullies. Of course it's been obvious all along that Bu**sh** is a twisted little freak who gets his kicks out of inflicting pain on others. But there's something about this campaign against gay marriage that's just so calculating in its abuse that it turns my stomach. Bu**sh** is pushing this even though he knows he is inflicting pain with no accomplishment resulting. It is only that his base supporters (double-entendre alert) believe--or purport to believe, which may not be the same thing at all--that their lives are diminshed by other people being treated as equally deserving of love, happiness, and respect as themselves.

Love, liberty, and happiness are not zero-sum contests. My happiness is not sacrificed if someone else gains in happiness. My liberties are not eroded when liberties are extended to others. And knowing that two people have found love with each other does not in any way mean that there is less love left over for others, myself included. On the contrary, love, liberty, and happiness seem to increase more, the more of them there are. If citizens of a democracy are thrilled to see other societies taking up democracy, inspired by example, shouldn't members of the institution of marriage be thrilled to see others taking up that institution, likewise inspired by example? The fact that others want that institution so badly should only reinforce our conviction of the value of the institution--indeed, even elevate its value. Marriage doesn't need protection from that. It is discrimination that devalues; equality only elevates. The next time you hear someone defending the "sanctity" of marriage, remind them that that sanctity is precisely what gays want to share in. They do, indeed, want to be like us after all.

“The legitimate powers of government extend only to such acts as are injurious to others. But it does me no injury for my neighbor to say that there are twenty gods, or no God. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.”
--Thomas Jefferson {applies to just about anything else my neighbor believes as well, including in his/her love life}

[RevolutionStartsNow]

79. This is one issue that really gets me riled up....

How can we dare to legislate love and family?

No matter how hard I try, I can't understand the argument that gay marriage somehow threatens hetero marriage. Marriage is neither gay nor straight; it's a union of 2 consenting committed adults who intend to spend their lives together.

I hope we can overcome the overwhelming ignorance that drives this kind of legislation -- if not now, at least I know my children are being raised to make this country a more tolerant and loving place.

[devilgrrl]

80. Anytime :-)

:hug:

[Yollam]

81. I of course completely oppose the amendment...

...but I haven't jumped on the avatar bandwagon, because I don't want to dignify what is obviously a cynical ploy with a response. We should keep the focus on things that matter to us, not on trying to block hateful scams that they aren't really serious about anyway. They are just throwing scraps of meat to their looney lemmings.

If I thought it had a snowball's chance in hell of being passed, I'd be railing against it, though.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

82. Fine, I've changed to a gay avatar.

:-)

It was rough though. The Good Doctor vs. Gay Avatar. As a lesbian, I felt I had to go with the gay avatar.

[ebayfool]

83. Finally found sumpin' suitable to hang for my sig ... a twofer!

Peace AND solidarity for equal rights!

I loves my Blue Baby Dem avatar, though ... it's representing my real baby dems (daughter & grandson!). Gotta hang on to that one & the rainbow peace sig pix.

And no thanks needed - we all stand together!

[IronLionZion]

85. But what about the = sign? This is discrimination!

How could you leave us out! So our support isn't good enough for you? I see you hate yourself too.

:silly:

[mdmc]

86. what is that thing

it is listed as HRC (I thought it would be a Hillary thing)

[IronLionZion]

88. Human Rights Campaign

www.hrc.com

It's for gay rights, but apparently my support isn't gay enough :P

I support equal rights for all humans without displaying any rainbows or pink triangles or purple people eaters or whatever.

[mdmc]

107. thanks for the link

and info :)

[cboy4]

127. Is that you Ann Coulter?

:hi:

:rofl:

[IronLionZion]

128. Yes you liberal millionaire witch! You finally caught me!

:hi:

[myrna minx]

87. We stand with all of our GLBT family.

:grouphug:

[in_cog_ni_to]

89. You're welcome, sweetie! We stand as one!

:hug:

[LeftHander]

92. I wore my rainbow tie-dyed t-shirt yesterday and today...

riding to work on my bicycle....

I was next to a car at a light and the girl inside had one on just like mine and she smiled and waved...

Peace!
Love and Happiness...

[B3Nut]

97. Oooooo tie-dye

I need a couple new ones...last one shrunk too much (er...I expanded too much...shrinking again, but still). Maybe next weekend I can go find some...this coming weekend I'm gigging every night...

Todd in Beerbratistan :beer:

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

93. You're very welcome and it is truly my pleasure to stand in solidarity

with my gay and lesbian brothers and sisters.

Hugs back!

[B3Nut]

96. Done and kicked.

Straight married guy here, but I'm opposed to all government meddling in peoples' bedrooms.

Bartender....round of beers for the house!
:toast:

After the fundies think they have the gays under their thumbs, they'll go for us non-procreative heteros next. There are likely some that would want to stone me for having the....uh..."plumbing disconnected". Scary, demented people. Yet they divorce more often than atheists do! Sanctity of marriage my progressive-Christian fanny!

Buncha freaks...

Todd in Beerbratistan :beer:

[SidDithers]

98. K&R...

Equal rights are a no-brainer.

Sid

[Imperialism Inc.]

99. Great idea.

[Rhiannon12866]

100. Okay, I'm on board! K&R!

I hardly recognize myself without Jimmy Carter looking back at me, LOL, but I'm willing to support my fellow DUers any way that I can!:bounce:

As for Bush* promoting changing the Constitution to prohibit gay marriage?! One of his stupidest ideas ever, and one that anyone with any brain should oppose!:crazy:

Rhiannon:pals:

[TayTay]

101. Hey, one citizen to another

You're welcome!

[Drifter]

102. Cheers ...

Drifter

[dogday]

103. Feingold is my avatar

and considering what he is doing publicly for gay rights. I think I will stick with him....

[greekspeak]

106. I would like to join cboy4 in giving heartfelt thanks to my DU family

Sometimes being gay makes you feel alone, even if you have a partner, and freinds. Kind of like you or just a few of you against a cold, hard world that hates you. That good freinds, who are not even gay but care about what happens to us, put up an avatar to show they support us warms my heart and makes the world seem a little warmer. And now I am crying.

Thank you, DUers!!

:grouphug:

[NastyDiaper]

108. Done.

:)

[Jara sang]

109. I just realized that.

I haven't changed my upside American flag since the election, for this I will.

[helderheid]

110. I tried to change my avatar and it said it was successful but it didn't

change --- but I managed to change my sig line!

[robbedvoter]

111. It was pure symbolism, not even an act of courage like the Danish

people who decided to all wear the yellow star.
But the intent is the same - and this to me feels absolutely as personal as that horrible moment in history.

[LilyLibber]

112. Equal rights for everyone. Period.

When I was eighteen years old, my roommates were a gay couple, together for years and married by Unity Church. One day, I stood, shocked and furious, next to Robert in the hospital lobby as he begged, pleaded, cajoled, charmed, cried and argued with the reception nurse, trying to get in to see Vince, whose cancer had finally caused him to collapse at work and he'd been brought in by ambulance. She refused to let Robert in because he "wasn't immediate family."

My activism was born that day.

It's my pleasure and honor to do everything I can. :grouphug:

[Nothing Without Hope]

113. We all stand together, cboy4. Now and always.

:grouphug:

The Bushies and their enablers made a BIG mistake when they assumed that the non-GLBT people in this country didn't give a damn what happened to the scapegoats they chose.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1365931
thread title: LTTE by a loving mother of a gay son - powerful and moving - pass it on

Lots of other letters and articles posted in that thread, and good comments too.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1364235
thread title: Add YOUR favorite CARTOON supporting GLBT rights to this thread!

[robinlynne]

114. It really feels good to be together.

[Nothing Without Hope]

116. For those who didn't see it - HERE IS A THREAD ON CHANGING YOUR AVATAR:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=364x1359123
thread title: Because Hatred Is Not a DU Family Value, I Ask You To Join Me..

[ClayZ]

117. We love!

[klook]

118. On your side!

I don't think I've posted anything about the idiotic anti-gay marriage amendment. But I am definitely opposed to it, and I definitely support the right of gay couples to marry, raise families, and be equals with heteros in every way. It seems so obvious and harmless, but then so do a lot of things that right-wingers hate.

[Maestro]

119. No problem

I know too many fine gay people. In fact, my wife and I are going out with a gay couple this Saturday.

[Samurai_Writer]

120. Anything to help my gay DU brothers and lesbian DU sisters

I have friends and family who are gay and lesbian. I couldn't look myself in the face if I didn't support them 100%.

[Laurab]

121. Jon Stewart devoted almost his entire show last night

to the ridiculousness of this. It was GREAT. He smacked down Bill Bennett (there's a video on here somewhere), and he pointed out that it was only an issue in election years - or years ending in even numbers. The whole show was great, not just the Bill Bennett part. Jon succeeded in making the whole thing the joke it is.

Anyway, I don't need thanks for my support - as someone else upthread said "it's a no-brainer"!

[eek]

123. Jon Stewart vs Bill Bennett

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2006/06/07.html#a8614





Bennet?
Hell! he broke it!

[scarlet_owl]

122. You're welcome.

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[MaineDem]

124. We passed an anti-discrimination law here in Maine last fall

I'm proud to change my avatar to support my sisters and brothers in the GLBT community this spring.

If I had a gay child I would want her/him to be happy in life with the ideal partner. We shouldn't be legislating against that.

And I'll K&R this.

[raggedcompany]

125. Support for gay rights is support for civil rights. It's that simple. n/t

[monk24]

126. Repugs proving Mencken's "intelligence" remark true

20th century writer and satirist H.L. Mencken mocked what he perceived to be Americans' anti-intellectual bent when he said, "No one ever went broke underestimating the intelligence of the American public."

Repugs are betting their IQ hasn't increased much in the 21st century either. How else can you explain anyone banking on support from the public for such a BS amendment borne from pure, visceral hatred?

I've listened to a fair amount of talk shows this week debating the issue. I did not hear any of its supporters give one well-reasoned, coherent argument as to how gay marriage threatens straight marriages and families. Nor were any effective rebuttals offered as to why this proposed law should not be viewed as a scapegoating of an entire class of American citizens.

May this amendment die the painful death it so richly deserves.
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