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Left this for my parents.

Serious kudos on all the puns. And the update is that Laurel’s parents took the news well. -L

Mitt Romney on gay people, families, and rights.

To my friends planning to vote Romney/Ryan 2012, the impact their administration would have on my life:

• No legal wedding or marriage for my fiancée and me.
• No adoption of a child or children by my fiancée and me. 
• No chance of legislation that prevent my fiancée and me from being fired.
• No health insurance for my fiancée, as she would be kicked off of her mom’s insurance, can’t afford to pay for coverage through her work, and cannot be put on my insurance due to no legal recognition of our relationship. 
• Lack of coverage for my basic health care as a woman (further complicating any chance of my fiancée and I being parents because we legally could not adopt and financially could not afford the cost of having a child ourselves without any insurance coverage). 
• No benefits for my fiancée and me that even remotely mimic marriage benefits.

If I were to vote Republican in this election, I would be voting against my human and citizen rights to marry, to form a family, to receive affordable health care, and to work, among others. Those are not privileges. Those are rights that I would be denied. For me, the choice is simple, it is easy, and it is clear. 

Romney said: “There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what. All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you-name-it — that that’s an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what. … These are people who pay no income tax. … [M]y job is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”

I am not a victim. I am responsible. I pay an income tax. There are certain rights which men and women who came before the politicians now in office determined were necessary to a life of dignity. If we’re to be the “best” or “strongest” nation or the “global leader,” we have to be the best, the strongest, the leader of human and citizen rights within our own borders. If we are to be a great nation, we need to be led by a president who believes it IS his job to worry about EVERY citizen. If you can look me in the eye and say I am less deserving than you of these rights, then perhaps you can justify a vote for Romney/Ryan 2012. I will vote for the candidate that agrees that everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in the human rights declarations, conventions, and our own country’s constitution and laws, without distinction of any kind. 

Advocating for a More Stylish & Equal America

Jesse Tyler Ferguson Bow Ties Available This November, 2012

Anti-Gay Fundamentalist Endorses Gay Marriage By Accident

Dan Savage, gay rights activist, was challenged by the slightly hateful president of the hate group National Organization For Mariage (NOM), Brian Brown, to a debate. Anywhere. Anytime. So Dan wisely suggested dinner with his husband and son at his own house. What followed was a really compelling debate that was a little light on moderation, but heavy on ideas. At least from one side. While Mr. Brown focused on attacking Dan personally, and putting words into his mouth that he didn’t say, Dan brought delicious salient facts to the table. 

THEN, at 47:50, Mr. Brown actually said some words that basically won the debate for Dan. It was awesome. And at 53:20 it just gets double awesome.

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Carrie Underwood recently came out in support of marriage equality, saying:

“As a married person myself, I don’t know what it’s like to be told I can’t marry somebody I love, and want to marry,” she said. “I can’t imagine how that must feel. I definitely think we should all have the right to love, and love publicly, the people that we want to love.”

And perhaps that’s just it for many people - they don’t know what it feels like. So, to get the word out from those of us who know all to well what it feels like, I’ve created this post. What does it feel like to be told you can’t marry someone you love and want to marry? Please answer and reblog. 

Carrie Underwood recently came out in support of marriage equality, saying:

“As a married person myself, I don’t know what it’s like to be told I can’t marry somebody I love, and want to marry,” she said. “I can’t imagine how that must feel. I definitely think we should all have the right to love, and love publicly, the people that we want to love.”

And perhaps that’s just it for many people - they don’t know what it feels like. So, to get the word out from those of us who know all to well what it feels like, I’ve created this post. What does it feel like to be told you can’t marry someone you love and want to marry? Please answer and reblog.