The entitlement and audacity of some who oppose lgbtq equality never ceases to amaze me.
Of all of the false hysterical claims they make, the one about children has to take the cake.
"If marriage equality is accepted, children will be forced to learn about gays."
The nerve of such statement is exceeded by its inanity. Same-sex families are raising children across America and guess what? These children are attending public schools and are being vocal about their families, as they should be.
So to all of those so-called moral folks who think they own the patent on the word "family," marriage equality doesn't need to be legalized for your child to know about same-sex families. The odds that they probably have classmates in same-sex homes are very good.
As it should be. Any home which provides love and support ought to be celebrated.
A perfect example of this is the following is Spencer Perry, 17, son of Prop. 8 plaintiffs Kris Perry and Sandy Steir, talking about the damage Prop. 8 has caused his family and what has changed because of this week's 9th Circuit Appeals Court ruling.
Perry is not a hypothetic. He is a reality - one of many:
Of all of the false hysterical claims they make, the one about children has to take the cake.
"If marriage equality is accepted, children will be forced to learn about gays."
The nerve of such statement is exceeded by its inanity. Same-sex families are raising children across America and guess what? These children are attending public schools and are being vocal about their families, as they should be.
So to all of those so-called moral folks who think they own the patent on the word "family," marriage equality doesn't need to be legalized for your child to know about same-sex families. The odds that they probably have classmates in same-sex homes are very good.
As it should be. Any home which provides love and support ought to be celebrated.
A perfect example of this is the following is Spencer Perry, 17, son of Prop. 8 plaintiffs Kris Perry and Sandy Steir, talking about the damage Prop. 8 has caused his family and what has changed because of this week's 9th Circuit Appeals Court ruling.
Perry is not a hypothetic. He is a reality - one of many:
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We need to talk more about concrete ways that this affects children. For example...
Higher taxes than for a married family of identical size and income. (money that could go to clothes, college, etc)
Extra costs associated with legal documents to approximate what a married family has.
Inheritance issues.
Health insurance issues.
Legal authority when a child has a medical issue.
Increased uncertainty for kids in the unfortunate event of a breakup.
The list is long. People need to know.
I could see the handwriting on the wall and knew that NOM would resort to the rhetorical use of children to propel their cause.
Notice the horror in their voices when they talk about the kids learning that there are LGBT people and that we're normal!
So what it really comes down to is animus against the LGBT community.
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