tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770721854621079869.post3078546046157066670..comments2023-10-23T10:09:07.544-07:00Comments on Chocolate Covered Xanax: Write to Marry DayKerihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15003444982531619518noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770721854621079869.post-89856294665014667512008-11-05T21:04:00.000-08:002008-11-05T21:04:00.000-08:00To the courts, dammit!To the courts, dammit!Joel Mielkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087883565896070720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770721854621079869.post-79445868273891600242008-11-05T18:59:00.000-08:002008-11-05T18:59:00.000-08:00Me too, Cristina. I really didn't think it would,...Me too, Cristina. I really didn't think it would, and I'm completely appalled.Kristabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17431072549600609945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770721854621079869.post-78541722940952672422008-11-05T15:11:00.000-08:002008-11-05T15:11:00.000-08:00I don't know about the Baby Boomers, CPR. My partn...I don't know about the Baby Boomers, CPR. My partner's a Baby Boomer, and his oldest friend (they've known each other since 8th grade) is gay. The couples we know who've been together the longest are, coincidentally, gay, and they're all Baby Boomers too. I think the generation that came of age in the 1960's took the lessons of the 60's much more to heart than those who came of age earlier - AND many who came of age later. I've met plenty of people my age (I'm 38) who yearn for some nostalgic vision of an America that never was. Older doesn't necessarily mean "more conservative"; time moves in a circle, not a straight line.<BR/><BR/>Well, that was verbose. The lunchtime sugar obviously took its effect.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and one more thing: I'm hellaciously pissed off that this thing actually passed. So much for San Francisco values in sunny California!Cristinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251922401043187480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770721854621079869.post-77571661174332204382008-11-05T09:51:00.000-08:002008-11-05T09:51:00.000-08:00While in Massachusetts this last week I heard that...While in Massachusetts this last week I heard that there will be a question for the next election to overturn gay marriage.<BR/><BR/>Looks like Prop 8 passed, unfortunately.Carolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10082877661130396437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770721854621079869.post-65002574322108854592008-10-30T16:02:00.000-07:002008-10-30T16:02:00.000-07:00You made me cry.In a good way.Thanks.You made me cry.<BR/><BR/>In a good way.<BR/><BR/>Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770721854621079869.post-41416211666821107662008-10-30T07:58:00.000-07:002008-10-30T07:58:00.000-07:00Unfortunately, Ernie's way of thinking is not prob...Unfortunately, Ernie's way of thinking is not probably not shared by a majority of the Baby Boom generation, but a reading of the Massachusetts decision would be persuasive to a lot of tepid pro-8 voters.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting it.Joel Mielkehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03087883565896070720noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770721854621079869.post-67125022713958351512008-10-29T20:52:00.000-07:002008-10-29T20:52:00.000-07:00Prop 8 equates HATE! Thanks for the posting!Prop 8 equates HATE! Thanks for the posting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770721854621079869.post-62033370573656316372008-10-29T18:16:00.000-07:002008-10-29T18:16:00.000-07:00A court decision with the word "yearning" - bloody...A court decision with the word <I>"yearning"</I> - bloody eloquent! Nice choice to print it.beachcomberhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13937097661931054380noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770721854621079869.post-72264318706734011962008-10-29T17:36:00.000-07:002008-10-29T17:36:00.000-07:00Amen Sister...love yaand I have heard our dear lil...Amen Sister...<BR/><BR/>love ya<BR/><BR/>and I have heard our dear lil Pancake pointing out to many over the weeks and I must agree, separate is not fucking equal!!!!Bumblebeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784962050458153092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770721854621079869.post-48481735366802243572008-10-29T17:20:00.000-07:002008-10-29T17:20:00.000-07:00No on 8.I guess that I should pay more attention, ...No on 8.<BR/><BR/>I guess that I should pay more attention, but I actually had to stop and try to count the gay friends that I have. I discovered that I have many gay friends, and was actually kinda’ proud of myself for not even thinking of that as an issue. Unfortunately, my lack of awareness about some peoples differentness (if “Word Person” will allow me that word) sometimes gets me into trouble for not showing the appropriate sensitivity. I think that the sooner that we all get over the issue of people being different, the better off we will be. Everyone needs to be treated equally.<BR/><BR/>I agree with kristabel “separate is not equal”.(But, she said it more eloquently)Ernie Branscombhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06391160783604462511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770721854621079869.post-52033478653950416012008-10-29T11:42:00.000-07:002008-10-29T11:42:00.000-07:00Prop 8 = HATEVote No on Prop 8!Prop 8 = HATE<BR/><BR/>Vote No on Prop 8!Jeff Muskrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06667987497481815521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770721854621079869.post-1835425309021131442008-10-29T11:41:00.000-07:002008-10-29T11:41:00.000-07:00You are right, those would have made excellent wed...You are right, those would have made excellent wedding vows. I want to move to Massachusetts, where the legal language is as beautiful as wedding ceremony language!<BR/><BR/>I especially love the phrase, "brings stability to our society." I got married only 6 years ago and it certainly brought stability to my life, which before had been so uncertain and chaotic.<BR/><BR/>I only have two close gay friends, and they are two old guys who have been happily together for 25 years. They own a home together, etc, etc. But they can't go out on an evening stroll holding hands because they still live in fear and dread of other people's ignorant hatred. They can't go to dinner and celebrate anniversaries. They can't act like a couple in public. In Eureka!<BR/><BR/>If you have a look at the newspaper's vital statistics and read about the same-sex couples who are getting married, you'll see many (most?) are in their 50s, have probably been living together as "roommates" for 20 years. Why would strangers even CARE what they do enough to want to pass a law to stop them? <BR/><BR/>As Massachusetts legislators so eloquently put it, marriage adds stability to our society. Aren't things unstable enough already, economically, politically?Indiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17333639250952967951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770721854621079869.post-33279281665294830122008-10-29T07:07:00.000-07:002008-10-29T07:07:00.000-07:00It's great to see so many Humboldt County bloggers...It's great to see so many Humboldt County bloggers come out against Prop 8. <BR/><BR/>Thanks for posting the court's decision.<BR/><BR/><I>Because it fulfills yearnings for security, safe haven, and connection that express our common humanity, civil marriage is an esteemed institution, and the decision whether and whom to marry is among life's momentous acts of self-definition.</I><BR/><BR/>It's worth repeating.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770721854621079869.post-28357033667039056612008-10-28T23:40:00.000-07:002008-10-28T23:40:00.000-07:00Thank you, Kristabel, for this powerful post and f...Thank you, Kristabel, for this powerful post and for your support. Your gay friends are lucky to have you in their lives.<BR/><BR/>JoeJoe Cornishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06266386826380763370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770721854621079869.post-66889168205045188062008-10-28T22:41:00.000-07:002008-10-28T22:41:00.000-07:00I'll be voting No on 8 on November, 4th.I'll be voting No on 8 on November, 4th.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2770721854621079869.post-26344014703311914782008-10-28T22:36:00.000-07:002008-10-28T22:36:00.000-07:00Yes! Sometimes legal judgments use such beautiful ...Yes! Sometimes legal judgments use such beautiful and touching words that they are as inspiring as poetry.<BR/><BR/><BR/>And thanks for the reminder that I rudely forgot to put a h/t to Joe for his Write to Marry Day post.Kymhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04724133309876710731noreply@blogger.com