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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
There is a silent majority of gay people who are kind of tired of the gay rights agenda being set by people wearing buttless chaps and dog collars.
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As a Republican, I tire of being portrayed along with the christers. I'm sure the normative Democrats tire of being lumped in with the WTC protesters. FWIW, this move by gays in SF was easily the most positive, forward-thinking thing that has been done for gender-associative rights in our history. The issue has now been forced, and has been forced in a way that is obviously for the benefit of the normal gay community, instead of the cross-dressing assertive parades that have been, probably, so helpful to individual egos, but harmful to a movement.
As to, isn't this illegal, or, wasn't the prohibition unconstitutional? - Well, we'll see. Now, it's going to go all the way up, and I'm not sure the S's will be able to say No. I don't know this SF mayor from Adam, but what he's done will be, I think, the most helpful move for gay people that anyone has taken. I suspect that a lot of certificates will be declared void, but those cert holders are the new Rosa's, and will be first in the ranks of the new marriages when they open up in two years, because of all of this.
Thus, movement in rights is born. Good for them. Good for us.
