Today is a great day for the oppresed: PROP 8 STRUCK DOWN

[pete rose]

*OPPRESSED (whoops!)

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/08/gay-marriage-backers-cheer-rejection-of-prop-8.html

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Gay marriage backers cheer rejection of Prop. 8
August 4, 2010 | 2:24 pm

Backers of same-sex marriage in California immediately cheered a federal judge's decision to invalidate Prop. 8.

“This ruling marks a victory for loving, committed couples who want nothing more than the same rights and security as other families,” Rea Carey, executive director of the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, said minutes after Walker’s ruling was released. “From the start, this has been about basic fairness.”

Ramona Ripston, executive director of the ACLU of Southern California, also hailed the ruling.

"This decision affirms that in America, we don't treat people differently because of their sexual orientation," she said in a statement."We rejoice at today's decision but there's a long road ahead toward establishing true marriage equality for same-sex couples."
Atty. Gen. Jerry Brown, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee, also released a statement: "In striking down Proposition 8, Judge Walker came to the same conclusion I did when I declined to defend it: Proposition 8 violates the equal protection guarantee of the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution by taking away the right of same-sex couples to marry, without a sufficient governmental interest."

Rallies are planned for the afternoon and evening in San Francisco's Castro District as well as in West Hollywood and downtown L.A.

-- Carol J. Williams and Anna Gorman

I'm surprised this hasn't been posted. +1 for basic civil rights.

 

[lurkingdirk]

This is great news! Haters are gonna hate, however.

 

[PlasmaTwa2]

This is the gayest news of the day (I mean that in a good way?).

 

[tiger1977]

hip hip hooray

 

[pete rose]

This is the gayest news of the day (I mean that in a good way?).

This is actually pretty darn correct. The biggest, gayest news of the day...possibly the week.

 

[PlasmaTwa2]

This is actually pretty darn correct. The biggest, gayest news of the day...possibly the week.

This is probably the gayest news since Ellen became a judge on American Idol. :dunno:

 

[pete rose]

Tangent: Does Ellen remind any of you guys of plain gelatin?

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

*OPPRESSED (whoops!)

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/lanow/2010/08/gay-marriage-backers-cheer-rejection-of-prop-8.html

I'm surprised this hasn't been posted. +1 for basic civil rights.

pete,

You just love America, don't you? Always an opinion from you on our matters. :1orglaugh

 

[meesterperfect]

This is great news! Haters are gonna hate, however.

of course they are.


assume nothing about my stance on the matter but one thing, but I am not so dense to think that just if someone is against or not for same sex marriage that that equals hate/intolerance.
In fact viewing responses to this issue over the years I can say that most of the hate and intolerance I've seen has come from the pro gay marriage side.

 

[Ace Bandage]

Doesn't affect me. They're still oppressed in the great state of Indiana. High five for that!

 

[pete rose]

pete,

You just love America, don't you? Always an opinion from you on our matters. :1orglaugh

You're angry today, aren't you? Humanity does surprise me sometimes.

Whether or not you're for/against gay marriage or just think it's "evil", there's no denying how fucked up Prop 8 was.

In fact viewing responses to this issue over the years I can say that most of the hate and intolerance I've seen has come from the pro gay marriage side.

I can see why. Just think about how fucked up it would be, in our "progressive" society that a certain group can/did get their basic rights stripped from them. It's a farce.

 

[meesterperfect]

And the thing about the "gay community".
It seems that there are 2 different types.
Those who are gay and act like normal, respectable human beings and those who seem to have a perverted, sexual mental disorder.
Watch any gay pride parade for clear proof of that.
And there is no hatred in that observance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrJ5uOPK4qc

 

[pete rose]

And the thing about the "gay community".
It seems that there are 2 different types.
Those who are gay and act like normal, respectable human beings and those who seem to have a perverted, sexual mental disorder.
Watch any gay pride parade for clear proof of that.
And there is no hatred in that observance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrJ5uOPK4qc

I think you just feel threatened by them, to be honest. How are they any more perverted than straight people? Everybody has a kink. We're on a message board dedicated to jerking off, where we can request a fetish that is so precise (ie silicone tits with nipples above the breast, girls surrounded by cocks, surprise oral creampie pie from behind on the planet mars etc.). We're not any less deviant.

 

[PlasmaTwa2]

I think you just feel threatened by them, to be honest. How are they any more perverted than straight people? Everybody has a kink. We're on a message board dedicated to jerking off, where we can request a fetish that is so precise (ie silicone tits with nipples above the breast, girls surrounded by cocks, etc.).

Call me when we start making idiots of ourselves in a parade.

 

[pete rose]

Am I missing something or are these parades going on for months/years at a time? The parades are predominantly gay, nobody is making a fool of themselves. There's a parade in SF that happens every April called St. Stupids Day. There are a bunch of silly people doing stupid shit, a lot of which are naked, but it's ridiculously fun. Bay to Breakers? Tons of naked people.

"Decency"

 

[maildude]

What a relief! Now I can keep my lavender assless tuxedo!

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

You're angry today, aren't you? Humanity does surprise me sometimes.

Whether or not you're for/against gay marriage or just think it's "evil", there's no denying how fucked up Prop 8 was.

I can see why. Just think about how fucked up it would be, in our "progressive" society that a certain group can/did get their basic rights stripped from them. It's a farce.

No, pete, just looking at your avatar pisses me off. Oh, and having to read your one-liner pot shots you're always throwing around.

I'm just amused (and honored, honestly) that you care so much about our affairs. Sheesh, I mean, do you get AOL instant update emails on our matters, or what? :1orglaugh

 

[mrtrebus]

And the thing about the "gay community".
It seems that there are 2 different types.
Those who are gay and act like normal, respectable human beings and those who seem to have a perverted, sexual mental disorder.
Watch any gay pride parade for clear proof of that.
And there is no hatred in that observance.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RrJ5uOPK4qc

I do not see any evidence for a perverted sexual mental disorder, just people getting together & enjoying themselves. & your statement might not have any hatred in it, but you are making a moral judgement. Who the fuck are you to say what is normal? What is respectable? & what do you mean by perverted sexual mental disorder exactly?

 

[pete rose]

No, pete, just looking at your avatar pisses me off. Oh, and having to read your one-liner pot-shots you're always throwing around.

I'm just amused (and honored, honestly) that you care so much about our affairs. Sheesh, I mean, do you get AOL instant update emails on our matters, or what? :1orglaugh

Please get out of this thread. You've said nothing that has any value and you're gunking up the works. So please, get out. Act your age, young man.

I'm sorry about the "one line" posts. I'm to-the-point.

 

[Bloodshot Scott]

Please get out of this thread. You've said nothing that has any value and you're gunking up the works. So please, get out. Act your age, young man.

I'm sorry about the "one line" posts. I'm to-the-point.

Make me. :tongue: