Comments on: Poll: Most in Connecticut support gay marriage ruling http://www.365gay.com/news/poll-most-in-connecticut-support-gay-marriage-ruling/ The daily news source for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community Sun, 29 Jan 2012 17:11:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Gerry Fisher http://www.365gay.com/news/poll-most-in-connecticut-support-gay-marriage-ruling/comment-page-1/#comment-25596 Gerry Fisher Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:13:36 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=3712#comment-25596 RE the article...you GO, Connecticut! :-) RE California, the short time frame is making the job harder. In Massachusetts, the support for gay marriage grew every year after it became law. If, in CA, a year or more had passed between the time the law went into effect and the time people would vote on it, it would be been easier to defeat. And every year after that would have made it easier. With less than a year between the marriages and the vote, our opponents can still paint it as "scary/dangerous," and there isn't enough real-world experience yet to counter that conjured argument. :-( (BTW, I just gave another donation this week to try to help CA a bit....) RE the article…you GO, Connecticut! :-)

RE California, the short time frame is making the job harder. In Massachusetts, the support for gay marriage grew every year after it became law. If, in CA, a year or more had passed between the time the law went into effect and the time people would vote on it, it would be been easier to defeat. And every year after that would have made it easier. With less than a year between the marriages and the vote, our opponents can still paint it as “scary/dangerous,” and there isn’t enough real-world experience yet to counter that conjured argument. :-( (BTW, I just gave another donation this week to try to help CA a bit….)

]]> By: John http://www.365gay.com/news/poll-most-in-connecticut-support-gay-marriage-ruling/comment-page-1/#comment-25442 John Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:01:01 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=3712#comment-25442 Don't set much store by this result. In September, things looked good for defeating the homophobic Prop. 8 (a.k.a, "Prop Hate"), but after millions of dollars poured into the CA by the Roman Catholic Church and the Mormon Church, along with the other usual RW suspects, things don't look so good for the CA Supreme Court opinion. Ultimately, this issue must be resolved at the ballot box and that will take money and political skills plus a 110% commitment by the glbt community. Don’t set much store by this result. In September, things looked good for defeating the homophobic Prop. 8 (a.k.a, “Prop Hate”), but after millions of dollars poured into the CA by the Roman Catholic Church and the Mormon Church, along with the other usual RW suspects, things don’t look so good for the CA Supreme Court opinion. Ultimately, this issue must be resolved at the ballot box and that will take money and political skills plus a 110% commitment by the glbt community.

]]> By: docpatmac http://www.365gay.com/news/poll-most-in-connecticut-support-gay-marriage-ruling/comment-page-1/#comment-25394 docpatmac Wed, 15 Oct 2008 15:13:04 +0000 http://www.365gay.com/?p=3712#comment-25394 Having been a resident of Southern CT for the last 30 years, I can state without question that this is the single most important ruling of my adulthood. In seeking to eradicate the inconsistancies of the civil unions law, (which WAS a good first step), the Supreme Court has bucked a pretty conservative Democrat state, and done what was right. I applaud them and will urge other CT voters to vote NO on 1, the Referendum vote. It's not specifically about gay marriage, just about whether or not we can ask ANY question. If we vote NO, the issue dies before it can gain any traction. Having been a resident of Southern CT for the last 30 years, I can state without question that this is the single most important ruling of my adulthood. In seeking to eradicate the inconsistancies of the civil unions law, (which WAS a good first step), the Supreme Court has bucked a pretty conservative Democrat state, and done what was right. I applaud them and will urge other CT voters to vote NO on 1, the Referendum vote. It’s not specifically about gay marriage, just about whether or not we can ask ANY question. If we vote NO, the issue dies before it can gain any traction.

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