Comments on: QueerlyKos – The Garden State Edition http://www.republicoft.com/2006/10/29/queerlykos-the-garden-state-edition/ Black. Gay. Father. Vegetarian. Buddhist. Liberal. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:47:01 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: California Grown http://www.republicoft.com/2006/10/29/queerlykos-the-garden-state-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-9677 California Grown Mon, 30 Oct 2006 17:22:50 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2006/10/29/queerlykos-the-garden-state-edition/#comment-9677 Clearly you didn't read my entire post on my blog. While did say that we should withdraw our focus on winning the right to marry in the courts, my argument was for our community to focus on real progress in Gay rights. Specifically, I live in California where Gay people are legislatively equal to straight people (with the exception of the word marriage, alone). But there are too many places in our nation where that is not the case. In many states we can not adopt children, we have no form of domestic partnerships, and have no legal protections against hate crimes. These are real issues that need real progress. The focus on forcing the courts to grant same-sex marriage is very much hurting our push for other, more important, equal rights. We should focus on true equality first! Clearly you didn’t read my entire post on my blog. While did say that we should withdraw our focus on winning the right to marry in the courts, my argument was for our community to focus on real progress in Gay rights.

Specifically, I live in California where Gay people are legislatively equal to straight people (with the exception of the word marriage, alone). But there are too many places in our nation where that is not the case. In many states we can not adopt children, we have no form of domestic partnerships, and have no legal protections against hate crimes. These are real issues that need real progress.

The focus on forcing the courts to grant same-sex marriage is very much hurting our push for other, more important, equal rights. We should focus on true equality first!

]]> By: Darth Bush http://www.republicoft.com/2006/10/29/queerlykos-the-garden-state-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-9589 Darth Bush Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:16:27 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2006/10/29/queerlykos-the-garden-state-edition/#comment-9589 The courts are corrupt, as are all of the politicians. It's Rome in decline, T. Soon their will be empire and no senate. The courts are corrupt, as are all of the politicians. It’s Rome in decline, T. Soon their will be empire and no senate.

]]> By: Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator http://www.republicoft.com/2006/10/29/queerlykos-the-garden-state-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-9588 Unpartisan.com Political News and Blog Aggregator Mon, 30 Oct 2006 04:10:23 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2006/10/29/queerlykos-the-garden-state-edition/#comment-9588 <strong>N.J. OKs Equal Rights For Same-Sex Couples...</strong> New Jersey's highest court ruled that gay couples are entitled to the same rights as heterosexuals. ... N.J. OKs Equal Rights For Same-Sex Couples…

New Jersey’s highest court ruled that gay couples are entitled to the same rights as heterosexuals. …

]]> By: meow http://www.republicoft.com/2006/10/29/queerlykos-the-garden-state-edition/comment-page-1/#comment-9587 meow Mon, 30 Oct 2006 03:54:38 +0000 http://www.republicoft.com/2006/10/29/queerlykos-the-garden-state-edition/#comment-9587 it's all so beautiful and so damn bleak--terrance thank you for your persistance it’s all so beautiful and so damn bleak–terrance thank you for your persistance

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