Wednesday, March 31, 2004
Excellent article
Dear family: why marriage matters to me
A gay son writes to his straight family members and friends about the pain of being treated like a second-class citizen
If you support equal rights for women, equal rights for minorities, or any civil rights legislation, you must also support gay marriage. This is not a moral or religious issue, sorry. It is an issue of civil rights.
A gay son writes to his straight family members and friends about the pain of being treated like a second-class citizen
"Todd and I do want marriage rights, but not because we seek to destroy the institution of marriage, as many far-right religious groups would have you believe. We are not trying to advance a "gay agenda." For us, it has nothing to do with religion, as we can already have a religious ceremony. What we want is civil marriage. We want the civil rights that come with federal recognition."John Caldwell
Advocate associate news editor
If you support equal rights for women, equal rights for minorities, or any civil rights legislation, you must also support gay marriage. This is not a moral or religious issue, sorry. It is an issue of civil rights.
