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Separate Is Not Equal

I think this will be seen in another decade or so as the last gasp of the culture-war right. Eventually, as with civil rights for people of color, Americans will realize that separate is not equal and can never be equal. Adults have the right to marry another adult. Anything less is just bigotry. Get over it.

This editorial in the San Francisco Chronicle explains the current situation:

The marriage rights of Californians now fall into three categories. Heterosexual couples have access to all rights, responsibilities - and the name - of marriage. Gays and lesbians who were married between May 15 and Nov. 4 can remain so - but cannot remarry in the event of death or divorce. And all other gays and lesbians are prohibited by law from marrying the partner of their choice.

There is a word for this type of unequal treatment:

Discrimination.

Let's be serious. This cannot stand. Rational people will eventually realize that homophobia doesn't make good policy; encasing bigotry is special laws is never in the best interest of society. Discrimination is un-American.

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