Ciao ciao ciao a tutti!I hope you saw the wonderful display outside the bookstore!!! The lovely members of ACT OUT were there with lots of pieces of chalk and lots of smiles! Why? They were asking people to sign their names on the sidewalk in support of marriage equality.
Did you know that in New York State, there are 1,324 rights and responsibilities that come with marriage? (Jeepers, that’s a lot!) That is the number of rights and duties that same-sex couples are denied by being barred from marrying in NY.
The Pride Agenda and NYC Bar Association released a report that for the first time details every right and responsibility that comes with marriage in NY, putting into stark perspective the significance of the inequality that same-sex couples and their families must endure everyday.
When combined with the estimated 1,138 federal rights granted through marriage, gay couples (and their children) are without a total of 2,462 rights and protections that are established to provide security and stability for families.
The report addresses the significant shortcomings of separate-and-unequal institutions such as civil unions and shows how attempts to create a parallel institution that isn’t full marriage equality are failing.
“Marriage equality is the only way to overcome the 1000+ ways in which hundreds of thousands of NYers are treated as second class citizens.” -Anonymous
ACT OUT chalked a condensed list of these rights outside the CC. They said you could sign a petition, form letters, or even film a video statement in support of marriage equality. I hope you were able to stop by and support in any way!
Pace ed amore,
Chipmunk
P.S.- I've come to the conclusion that Fritos smell like mouse peepee, especially at the moment when you open the bag. This is probably why Fritos are so yellow and salty. I don't ever eat chips and for some reason I picked up this bag of Fritos (which I never ever liked in the first place)..... EWW!
lookoutforsomeSEX(y)factstocumtomorrow!
Ya, you know you want it!
2 comments:
Doesn't the church define what the term "marriage" stands for? It can be argued that "marriage" as a word is the church's property.
If a church defines a marriage, does that mean if I were married to a person in a place other than a church, my marriage is not valid?
Post a Comment