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filkertomOnce again, I'm proud of my city. Ann Arbor officially opposes two bills designed to eliminate domestic-partnership benefits in Michigan.
One of the Republican excuses for this crap is that it's a matter of fiscal responsibility. This one is always, always bullshit: A gay couple and a lesbian couple are four people, two male and two female, but they're eligible if they're paired off one way and not eligible if they're paired off another.
I realize that there are a whole bunch of Repubs 'n' such out there terrified by Teh Icky Gay, but... never mind the societal advantages to increasing the number of married couples; never mind the emotional advantages to our fellow humans that arise from being able to share their lives together openly and proudly. I see we have to work as Repubs do, and appeal to their cheap fear.
I can do that.
Repubs, and others who are freaked out in case Takei gets on you: If they're married to each other, they're off the market. Two less who can Takei you up. So, quick, make it more advantageous and easier for them to get married, before they suddenly realize how very sexually attractive you are, and they leap out from such bush and touch you, rendering you helpless and pliant, whimpering all the while as they do whatever it is that they do, you're not sure but it's related to sex and will probably addict you*, MY GOD WE'VE GOT TO MARRY THEM ALL OFF!
* Always weirds me out that the people who hate and fear Takei so much also seem so convinced that it's so good that it'll destroy your previous notions of sexuality.
One of the Republican excuses for this crap is that it's a matter of fiscal responsibility. This one is always, always bullshit: A gay couple and a lesbian couple are four people, two male and two female, but they're eligible if they're paired off one way and not eligible if they're paired off another.
I realize that there are a whole bunch of Repubs 'n' such out there terrified by Teh Icky Gay, but... never mind the societal advantages to increasing the number of married couples; never mind the emotional advantages to our fellow humans that arise from being able to share their lives together openly and proudly. I see we have to work as Repubs do, and appeal to their cheap fear.
I can do that.
Repubs, and others who are freaked out in case Takei gets on you: If they're married to each other, they're off the market. Two less who can Takei you up. So, quick, make it more advantageous and easier for them to get married, before they suddenly realize how very sexually attractive you are, and they leap out from such bush and touch you, rendering you helpless and pliant, whimpering all the while as they do whatever it is that they do, you're not sure but it's related to sex and will probably addict you*, MY GOD WE'VE GOT TO MARRY THEM ALL OFF!
* Always weirds me out that the people who hate and fear Takei so much also seem so convinced that it's so good that it'll destroy your previous notions of sexuality.
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Date: 2011-09-20 05:45 pm (UTC)That makes no sense...unless they too are auditioning to play Spiderman.
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Date: 2011-09-20 06:20 pm (UTC)