Because it is marriage, damn it!

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Saturday October 11, 2008 · 10:56 AM PDT

2008/10/11 · 10:56

Calling it a civil union, or being willing to allow the gays to pay for a lawyer to draw up contracts to protect their families is as 'civil' as asking us to sit at the back of the bus, or drink from that fountain over there. Sure, the seats are comfy and the water is wet, yet it diminishes me and mine as less than fully human.

Civil unions is a clear message that we are not worthy---it's marriage lite, without full protection or respect for our commitment to each other, leaving us and our children vulnerable to the vagaries of popular opinion.

Of course I understand why people fight it, because it weakens the arsenal of bigotry---if we call it marriage, it 'legitimizes' homosexuality. Give the blessings of government sanctioned marriage to 'the gays' and our children will grow up thinking it's, gasp, "normal". How ever will we be able to teach them 'the gays' are demons when they are registering for gifts at the china store? The most threatening thing about gay marriage is that it makes us less threatening.

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Sunday October 05, 2008 · 4:28 PM PDT

2008/10/05 · 16:28

Second attempt at a diary, my first one, My son was gobsmacked, which is about my 10 year old's reaction to the discussion of gay marriage during the VP debate , seemed well received, and made it to the rescue page (thank you jennyjem). Some nice kossacks left some heartwarming tales in the comments section, you might want to check it out.

As I explained in the introduction to that diary, I'm a Canadian married to an ex-pat Yank. I've been strangely obsessed by American presidential politics since my late teens. My unusual hobby was high-lighted this summer when we gathered in Quebec for my wife's sister's wedding.

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Friday October 03, 2008 · 12:58 AM PDT

2008/10/03 · 00:58

First diary here, have been lurking for a while.

I'm a Canadian married to an ex-pat Yank (her family left California for Quebec when she was seven, she now has dual citizenship.) I've been strangely obsessed by American presidential politics since my late teens, and this year is no exception. What is an exception is the way in which I've dragged my wife in this year---to the point that she's registering and voting for Barack Obama. She's always voted in Canadian elections, this is the first time she'll vote in an American one. I'm giddy with excitement!

I watched a lot of the coverage of the DNC and got her to come watch Barack's speech with me. At the last minute I called our 10 year old son down to come see it too---to witness history. His five year old brother came too, but mostly just for couch snuggles.

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Because it is marriage, damn it!

Canada---the states after Obama?

My son was gobsmacked