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[rm]

While there are a hundred reasons why straight people openly specifying that they are straight and also support the rights of GBLTQ people to marry their partners is a useful thing, think of the power of this:

Just saying that you support it. Without mentioning your own damn orientation.

Because I know it's not always or even often distancing when someone says, "I'm straight but I support gay rights," but trust me, trust me, trust me, trust me, when I tell you that's what it can feel like from over here.

Just try saying it without qualification. Picture _that_ as an LJ meme. You know?

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[lordrexfear.livejournal.com]

I'm totally down with what you said here.

I also find it strange that Keith Olberman being an internationally recognized news personality has no ties to someone who gay rights would help.

I mean I know above you're all for how Olberman did stuff, but really? He's not just straight... none of his friends or family or gay, bi, trans, confused???

Does it have to be a meme though? Can't it just be a thing? Whenever you feel like it, for whatever reason, you can state that all people should have equal rights, period. (and yes, that actually opens another can of worms... but I actually feel that all people should have the same legal rights...okay, except for self-admitted child molesters, those people can go to hell)

[rm.livejournal.com]

As to Olbermann, I think everyone who's a fan watching went "RACHEL MADDOW, YOU ASS" all at once.

But anyway....

Also, I loathe the LJ meme machine, but after seeing 800 versions of "gay marriage will not harm my straight marriage" I figured those were the terms people were going to understand this week.