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I know someone has to be working on the compromise angle. I know that something is better than nothing, but wow, do I resent the New York Times telling me what should be "good enough" for me as a queer person.

I hate the gay marriage debate so much I don't even know where to start. It's just non-stop awful, overshaodws other critical issues for queer people and yet has symbolic primacy in terms of how we are perceived by the broader world. It's a fucking mess.

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/22/opinion/22rauch.html


Meanwhile, I have cold and feel utterly like crap.

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Personally, I think government taking part in marriage at all is violation of church/state separation. I'd love to see everyone getting "domestic partnerships" from the government and "marriage" from their personal faith dispensary.

The article seems to miss an important point: Likelihood any anti-gay group will be harmed by equal marriage--small. Likelihood gay people are harmed by lack of marriage rights--huge.

I also agree that "marriage" is overshadowing other important rights. I was much more bothered when I was legally fired for being gay than I am bothered by not being able to marry.