We will not achieve Marriage Equality in PA by the SCOTUS decision to be handed down later this year. We will end this discrimination in our state by continuing to build a coalition of individuals who demand that everyone is treated equally.
On Monday 26th, the evening before the US Supreme Court begins to hear oral arguments in the two same-sex marriage cases, Pittsburgh communities of Faith will join together to pray in support of marriage equality. While the issue before the court is about civil rights, the main opponents against marriage equality claim religion as their basis. So, it is important that people of Faith who support marriage equality are visible and vocal.
In the end, two court cases will address two sets of more narrow questions, but through the process, broader, more foundational questions will arise and be given worth.The outcomes will not only impact what is connected to these two specific cases, but many decisions surrounding gay, lesbian, bi, trans, and queer rights as well.
The episodes will fall into three sections: before the court hears oral arguments; after the court has heard oral arguments; and lastly, after the Supreme Court issues their decisions later this year. My guests will be LGBT activists, as well as legal experts who will help us separate fact from assumption and better understand what this important step in the struggle for marriage equality can mean for Pennsylvania.
Loving, committed same-sex couples can’t harm the institution of Marriage that Religious Conservatives seem to dishonor so.
But the point I want to stress is that LGBTQ Rights are about all LGBTQ or perceived individuals everywhere. We must no longer see one subgroups rights as if they are unconnected from another. And the achievement of some subset of rights is a victory, but still within a struggle that must continue until all are free to be who they are.
This is 2013 with more Americans approving of same-sex marriage than being opposed to it, and with broad bipartisan support for Marriage Equality. If New Mexico State Law doesn’t prohibit same-sex marriage, why on Earth would they not be able to issue valid marriage licenses to same-sex couples?
Is NOM implying that like race heterosexual marriages allow for racial purity from grandparents down to grandchildren? Or is it simply more crass race-bating?
Real Equality will come about through cultural change, attitudinal shifts, as well as by the passage of laws, policies and maintaining our efforts to be a more perfect nation. I encourage readers of my blog to post their comments and ideas as well.
The general prevailing media message is too often, the person who shouts the loudest or spends the most- wins, and it is time to attack that mindset head on. Real ideas, and reasoned dialogue will go further to solve real problems.