| May 20, 2004 - Gay marriage |
| Dear Friends, with all the uproar over gay marriage since Massachusetts began issuing licences to same sex couples the other day, I'm sure you all are wondering what my take is on it. Well, as I've said many times over the past few days, I frankly would rather hear about gay marriages than read one more newspaper article about yet another straight person who's murdered his or her own children! People, let's face it, when a dead baby is found wrapped in a plastic bag in a dumpster, people don't automatically think, "I bet a gay person did this", now do they? At least when a gay couple decides they want children, it's a real decision that is considered fairly painstakingly. After all, conception isn't going to happen during a moment of weakness in the back seat of a car. Neither is Ted going to lose his temper when he comes home and finds George knitting a pair of booties. There also won't be the temptation to go off the pill in order to keep someone's love. So I'm all for gay marriage and it's led me to consider other aspects of gay life that would be beneficial to the U.S.. One argument conservatives always make against gay rights is, "Gay people don't need anti-discriminatory laws. After all, studies indicate they're better educated and make more money than the straight population." My argument would be, Dear Friends, that those are characteristics that should be admired, n'est-ce pas? I mean, if a class of people can somehow get an education and be financially successful in the face of adversity without laws to protect them, I would say that shows a strength of character and a committment to self-sufficiency that seems to be lacking in the straight population, wouldn't you? Those characteristics also indicate an ability to do long-range planning. I guess if you're faced with the possibility of immediate firing or eviction on someone's whim, you always have to have a Plan B in reserve in order to just survive. I would think this is a lesson the straight population should learn; after all, it seems we're just one big old nation that never seems to have a Plan B. But then, when you have a president who's not as well educated, or at least couldn't do better than a C, as studies indicate gay people are, what do you expect? In fact, dear Friends, I think we need a gay president! If gay people are so well-educated and so successful financially, then perhaps for once funding, rather than lip service, would go to education. And as for finances, well since money always seems to be thrown at obsolete industries, perhaps a gay president could reinvent America's economy. And just think, if we had had a gay president 20 years ago, instead of spending money on drumming gays out of the military, taxes could have been spent on curing AIDS before it became an epidemic in Africa (which, by the way, is not the fault of gay people no matter how much the religious right would have you believe it). I was also thinking that a gay president most likely wouldn't have unruly children to embarrass him/her by their drunken antics in front of Secret Service Agents and newspaper reporters. And just think of the White House dinners! By the time everything was over, every foreign dignitary present would be shouting "Fabulous!" and ready to sign any peace treaty or trade agreement thrust at them! And the entertainment at such events would be wonderful, without the obligatory, tacky "Salute to Ronald Reagan" that seems to be so prevalent these days. Now if the gay president had a gay cabinet, that would be even better. Just think what urban renewal would be like! America's cities would be the envy of the world! As it is now, it seems like straight people reduce the concept of urban renewal down to a hastily painted mural of inner city kids playing basketball, slapped on the side of a delapidated building beside a parking lot, with a Starbucks strategically located nearby. Then the tedious mayor shows up with a crowd of cronies and says, "This former parking lot is now a symbol of how beautiful our city is. And it will serve as a gathering place for the community to join together in celebration and to discuss new ideas. We have shown the true American spirit and values in this beautiful mural and this Starbucks." So please, no more articles about murderous parents, OK? Next entry Previous entry Go to diary entries Go back home |