I’m not sure how possible it is to keep track of all of the Homo-got-some-rights-aaaand-now-homo-lost-his-rights bills and referendums that are being passed and proposed in this country anymore, but in my fine state of Washington we recently passed a semi-homo-loving bill that was dubbed the ‘Everything But Marriage’ bill which grants domestic partners all of the same Washington state laws and rights that our one-man/one-woman-I-liked-it-so-I-put-a-ring-on-it friends enjoy. Minus getting to use that oh so sacred M word, this bill is progress.
And, just like the story goes everywhere in this country, where something happens to make the world a better place there are always mean, ugly, grouchy, party pooper haters out there, lurking in the background, all ready to try and keep the world as segregated, discriminating, and unjust as possible… or in their words, ‘moral’.
So, after the Everything But Marriage bill passed here a queer-hating referendum to reverse the bill was proposed and received all of the signatures necessary to make it to the ballot. This means we the people of Washington state now get to vote on Referendum 71, specifically designed in attempt to reverse letting all consenting adults in a relationship have the ability to legal protections and to legally care for each other no matter if non or both tend to leave the toilet seat up.
Their angle: Preserve Marriage, Protect Children.
…What the eph are you ephing… eh hem, well, I would ask them to kindly explain this logic but they recently bailed on the town hall debate that they had agreed to. Convenient. Maybe they are too busy protecting their children or preserving their marriages? Don’t I mean marriage, you ask? NO. Marriages.
A few important side notes about the dickwads that created this bullshit (am I still sounding neutral?): One of them has been divorced several times, to which I have no personal opinion on – just seems that we must have different ideas of the word “preserve.” If by “preserve” you mean like the jelly kind that you put on toast and once it is opened it will eventually expire and then you have to throw it out and go buy more jelly, ok… I just thought you meant… you know what, never mind. Oh, and the other asshole doesn’t even live in Washington.
So, on a much lighter and way more entertaining note, here is fabulously relevant and funny and cute song with two cute girls with cute voices singing about the absurdity of some arguments to keep this country ‘moral’. Specifically about when Pat Robertson said that if we legalized gay marriage we might as well legalize child molestation and bestiality. Strong case there, Patty! And if you are a bit pissed off like I accidentally made myself writing this post, this video will help bring you back down. It’s funny and cute, and its a song about sex with ducks… did I mention that?
Well, it’s Thursday. Happy Friday-eve, folks! Happy Cherday everyone!
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October 15, 2009 at 4:26 pm
ladybrettashley
holy awesome!!
and so consistently timely! it was only a couple of years back when mike huckabee envisioned “herds of animals” (he has a way with words, no?), and now there’s mister crazy texas congressman whose name i don’t remember going on about sex with ducks on the floor. i mean, “going on” on the floor of congress. not sex with ducks on the floor. but, um, whatever. yeah. holy awesome, anyway!
October 16, 2009 at 8:47 am
e
Thanks for putting a sane perspective on all of that nonsense.
Seriously though, my gf and I own two houses between us. Mine, in Portland and hers, in Vancouver. I am thinking that we should re-register in Washington so that we can vote this ridiculousness down. Bastards.
October 16, 2009 at 1:45 pm
JMc
I just cannot believe we are putting minority rights on a ballot! These types of issues have been mandated by higher courts in the past for a reason…to protect minority rights!
On the one hand, it scares and frustrates nearly to tears… on the other, they better give us our eff’in’ money back if they take away our rights as domestics!
October 16, 2009 at 7:04 pm
G
I love those two girls! Garfunkel and Oates. Also check out their “Self-Esteem” video.
This reminds of of one of my former BFFs. Between her mom, her sister and her, they have contributed ten – TEN – divorces to society. Yet they firmly (okay, rabidly) defend the sanctity of marriage as between a man and a woman. It angers me that people like that can get married (and divorced) over and over and still denounce our right to have have equality.
All right, I need to get off this soapbox.
January 11, 2010 at 5:55 am
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January 12, 2010 at 5:33 pm
Blazer
That video is fabulous I say! JJ – I think you have done what I though was impossible. You have finally figured out what the hell the right is talking about “If by “preserve” you mean like the jelly kind that you put on toast and once it is opened it will eventually expire and then you have to throw it out and go buy more jelly, ok… ” Your awesome!
January 12, 2010 at 7:16 pm
Jude
The Federal government has to step in soon to stop the majority voting and taking rights away from the minority.
Everything but marriage and yet the right wingnuts are still not happy with something that does NOT equate to marriage? Why are so many people afraid of less than 10% of the population anyway? Let’s hope the Prop8 trial brings about the equality that we’re striving for.
The duck song is cute but I’m done laughing. Sex offenders have more rights than we do and that makes me sick.