Comments on: Out of the closet http://omegamom.com/2006/01/21/out-of-the-closet/ A "good enough" mom muses about alpha moms, adoption, computers, the State Of The World, Internet quirkiness, and the Kosmik All Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:42:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: LIzC http://omegamom.com/2006/01/21/out-of-the-closet/#comment-169 LIzC Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:54:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=85#comment-169 though it is annoying tosay it, all I can offer is a hearty "what she said!" I agree completely, OM. I can't see thefabric of society falling apart if we allow and encourage gay marriage--all I can see is the exact opposite happening. Of course, this would be by far the most devastating result for those opposed to gays.... if they allowed gay marriage and thesky did notfall, they might have to admit that gays are just normal people, part of society and really no different from everyone else. That *would* destroy society as they know it. though it is annoying tosay it, all I can offer is a hearty “what she said!”

I agree completely, OM. I can’t see thefabric of society falling apart if we allow and encourage gay marriage–all I can see is the exact opposite happening. Of course, this would be by far the most devastating result for those opposed to gays…. if they allowed gay marriage and thesky did notfall, they might have to admit that gays are just normal people, part of society and really no different from everyone else. That *would* destroy society as they know it.

]]> By: Kate http://omegamom.com/2006/01/21/out-of-the-closet/#comment-168 Kate Sun, 22 Jan 2006 11:10:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=85#comment-168 DS--Though I can see your point, I think "they" and "the rest of us" are simply shorthand. Would it have been okay if it were written, "Homosexuals get to have the legal protections married we heterosexuals get to have"? Sometimes "they" and "the rest of us" are not meant to be divisive. Christy--I have to say that my approach would be to make <B>all</B> "marriage" licenses "civil union" licenses, or else make it "marriage" for everyone. Making it "separate but different" for gays is inching closer to parity, but not quite there yet, and I know there are gays out there who are adamant about nixing the "separate but different" approach. FWIW. DS–Though I can see your point, I think “they” and “the rest of us” are simply shorthand. Would it have been okay if it were written, “Homosexuals get to have the legal protections married we heterosexuals get to have”? Sometimes “they” and “the rest of us” are not meant to be divisive.

Christy–I have to say that my approach would be to make all “marriage” licenses “civil union” licenses, or else make it “marriage” for everyone. Making it “separate but different” for gays is inching closer to parity, but not quite there yet, and I know there are gays out there who are adamant about nixing the “separate but different” approach. FWIW.

]]> By: Anonymous http://omegamom.com/2006/01/21/out-of-the-closet/#comment-167 Anonymous Sun, 22 Jan 2006 09:57:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=85#comment-167 I find the words "they" and the "rest of us", left in an earlier comment interesting. DS I find the words “they” and the “rest of us”, left in an earlier comment interesting.

DS

]]> By: gigi http://omegamom.com/2006/01/21/out-of-the-closet/#comment-166 gigi Sat, 21 Jan 2006 22:04:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=85#comment-166 OmegaMom! I can't believe that you said every single thing that I believe in! I was raised in a home with two moms and it blows my mind that they can't have the same rights as a mom and dad could. And I agree with you on the drug and prostitution thing too! No, I wasn't raised in a home with drugs and prostitution, but I agree anyway! OmegaMom! I can’t believe that you said every single thing that I believe in! I was raised in a home with two moms and it blows my mind that they can’t have the same rights as a mom and dad could. And I agree with you on the drug and prostitution thing too! No, I wasn’t raised in a home with drugs and prostitution, but I agree anyway!

]]> By: Christy http://omegamom.com/2006/01/21/out-of-the-closet/#comment-165 Christy Sat, 21 Jan 2006 16:09:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=85#comment-165 Wow, you and I agree on all of those issues. Every one of them. Long ago I caught my boss's daughter with a joint. She was a mostly A student, on the student council, etc. I asked her what she was thinking. She said "you can't buy beer unless you can find someone to buy it for you.. but you can buy a joint at school for lunch money". Please, someone, legalize drugs and then regulate them. Maybe *then* we can keep drugs out of our teen's hands as well as we are keeping beer and alcohol out of their hands. It won't be perfect, but it will be a lot better than the drug dealers are currently doing. And, it will put the drug dealers out of business. It's just possible that if we legalize and tax the crap out of it that our budget deficit will be a thing of the past, too. As for the gay marriage thing, I've always thought that just calling it a legal union should be the perfect compromise. They get to have the legal protections the rest of us get to have, and the bible thumpers don't have to deal with them getting "married". I mean, how on earth could this possibly effect the bible thumpers? It won't effect their life one little bitty bit. And denying it is just plain selfish and mean. IMNSHO, of course. Wow, you and I agree on all of those issues. Every one of them.

Long ago I caught my boss’s daughter with a joint. She was a mostly A student, on the student council, etc. I asked her what she was thinking. She said “you can’t buy beer unless you can find someone to buy it for you.. but you can buy a joint at school for lunch money”.

Please, someone, legalize drugs and then regulate them. Maybe *then* we can keep drugs out of our teen’s hands as well as we are keeping beer and alcohol out of their hands. It won’t be perfect, but it will be a lot better than the drug dealers are currently doing. And, it will put the drug dealers out of business. It’s just possible that if we legalize and tax the crap out of it that our budget deficit will be a thing of the past, too.

As for the gay marriage thing, I’ve always thought that just calling it a legal union should be the perfect compromise. They get to have the legal protections the rest of us get to have, and the bible thumpers don’t have to deal with them getting “married”. I mean, how on earth could this possibly effect the bible thumpers? It won’t effect their life one little bitty bit. And denying it is just plain selfish and mean. IMNSHO, of course.

]]> By: bh http://omegamom.com/2006/01/21/out-of-the-closet/#comment-164 bh Sat, 21 Jan 2006 14:26:00 +0000 http://omegamom.com/?p=85#comment-164 I agree. I never understood why allowing rights for one group takes anything away from anyone else. Some libertarians (I almost mis-spelled that as librarians) argue that the government should stay out of all marriage---it's a private contract between people. I agree. I never understood why allowing rights for one group takes anything away from anyone else.

Some libertarians (I almost mis-spelled that as librarians) argue that the government should stay out of all marriage—it’s a private contract between people.

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