Gay Marriage in NY

Ok - Pride is upon us - so it wouldn't be a bad idea to talk a little about some serious issues that face us all as a family and a community. Right at the front of the list - NY State's recent (yesterday) attempt to pass Gay Marriage Rights into law.

So - it was and is remains a sham. Sorry - but the Democratic held Assembly knew full well that the Republican Senate wasn't going to let it happen - So the Dems in the Assembly pass the bill, Governor Spitzer announces he will sign it if it hits his desk, and the Republican Senate announces they will force adjournment without considering it before the summer.

Oh, for goodness sake! Wake up Gay NY, Wake Up World. We weren't born yesterday - we weren't found under a cabbage leaf this morning all glistening with the innocence of infancy.

It's time to start to really call all of this what it is - hate - discrimination - bias - stupidity - and fundamentalism.

THERE IS NO ARGUMENT POSSIBLE AGAINST GAY MARRIAGE!! NONE!!

Stupid argument 1 - Marriage is protected by nature and by God as a home for procreation.
Smart answer 1 - oh? then sterile couples should not be allowed to marry, nor women over child-bearing age. Sex among such hetero couples is not able to result in children - so it is wanton. No marriage licenses for any women after the age of 50, as an example.

Stupid argument 2 - Gay Sex is forbidden by God - see the Bible.
Smart Answer 2 - oh - did God make mistakes? I am a mistake - God is all powerful so can he make a mistake he despises? How stupid are the people who believe that? They are mistakes - rotfl.

Stupid Argument 3 - Let's not call it marriage and upset the straight fascists. Let's just call it Civil Union or Hump - arrangements. That way no one will bother us.
Smart Answer 3 - Go take a long walk off a short pier until your hat floats. Let's not upset the white segregationists - let's just all ride in the back of the bus and put more comfy seats back there - what do you say Rosa?

Only Answer - Unite - all New Yorkers for a start. What we don't need:
Democrats who are really Republicans at heart - vote them out.
Log Cabin Republicans - more or less the equivalent of White Aryan Black People.

What we do need - a complete rejection of this kind of thinking in the NY Senate for starters, a federal government which will pass anti-discrimination laws including Gays at the federal level, and an unbreakable united front behind which we all can work.

Time to send a message to Albany (NY's capitol for those of you who don't know) and to Washington - this is not 1950 and we aren't going to take it any more. How to send the message - Gay Voting as a Block - unbreakable - unstoppable.

If you aren't a part of the solution - well then, you are a part of the freaking problem.

If you know a Log Cabin Republican - ask him if he would like to ride in the back of the bus all his life and wear a pink ribbon so that everyone can see he is God's mistake. Then kiss him - then kick him hard in the seat of his pants.

Our votes are our power - and our buying - and spending - and all we do. Boycott any business which won't support our rights - if they don't come out in favor of gay marriage - buy somewhere else.

We helped to stop apartheid in South Africa because Mayor Dinkins in NYC among others boycotted all South African business and commerce. Come on Brothers and Sisters - for crying out loud - are you all asleep? Lock your wallets. March together. Show the bastards who we are.