But a change of MD govs brought about some progay laws in MD not possible just one MD gov ago. We are having our annual pro MD marriage equality this February 8th, 2010 near the Maryland statehouse, same as we have had for the last several years. We meet up with others from our home districts in Maryland and later in the day, we go in and we talk to our MD legislators in Annapolis (the MD state capital city) about marriage equality for Maryland same-sex couples.

Utah may similarly benefit under a more progay gov if it gets one next election in that state. It was progressing under Huntsman and this current gov put a halt to Utah’s progress forward.

“Where do you stop?” asks Gov. Herbert? Fear-mongering plain and simple. This is the 21st century and Utah gays and lesbians and their allies should exert more and more pressure on their state to act like a 21st century state in terms of rights for all Utahans and not just some Utahans. No need to accept that kind of nonsense.

Even IF there is a law that prevents discrimination based upon sexuality, no one will abide by it and there’s no way to know if they don’t. There’s no need for a law unless you can enforce it. Who would enforce this law, the Utah government? Yeah, that’ll work. What a joke.

I say, forget the boycott. Revoke their tax exempt status because LDS is NOT a religion but a cult. Besides, any entity that organizes for political purposes and invests $20M into that purpose is a political entity and NOT a religion and should not be entitled to a tax exempt status based upon religion. They can’t have it both ways. That’s flat out fraud!!

And a fallout of his vote may be the real reason that the repub bigot woman who kept introing a bill to constitutionally ban gay marriage quit the senate to spend more time with her children.

You look for every opening, every chance to understand and have your opponents understand each other’s issues. And sometimes this helps make incremental progress.

I would suggest that anyone that is gay to get out of UTAH quickly and let them know why you are leaving. Yes it would make them happy but in the end it will make you happier.

I agree with the sentiment to boycott UTAH. What would be ideal is to get the US government to put its backbone in and step into the fray but that will not happen as we now have a President that has moved toward the rights intolerance of gays.