Comments on: Corvino: Stand up for Maine – and for marriage

By: Brian O'Reilly

Sat, 10 Oct 2009 16:58:00 +0000

I think the Obama and the Democratic Party in Washington are also our opponents now. Obama was elected a year ago. The Democratic Party controls the entire legislative process from soup to nuts. The focus needs to turn away from the right wing, and look to the West Wing. Why? Well, they are the government now, and have the power. The right wing in not in power any more. GWB is gone, in Crawford. Maybe the Washington and NY gay elites have become too inbred with the Democratic Party, and need to wake up: guys, you have been dumped. Who is to say the Democrats will retain power after the midterms? Don’t they have the duty to act now?

By: Wayne M.

Wayne M. — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:14:46 +0000

Excellent points! Contrary to the propaganda of those who want marriage rights restricted to heterosexual couples, we support marriage equality for same-sex couples because we believe in and support the right of loving couples to choose marriage and to have the support to live in a successful faithful marriage for life.

By: Caeric

Caeric — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 22:17:19 +0000

Well said, John, as usual. Especially important is the explanation you provide in the “live and let live” paragraph, which is the point that our opponents can’t seem to grasp. No group that enjoys certain rights should be able to proscribe those very same rights as they apply to another group.

I visited the Protect Maine Equality website, and made a donation, after reading your article.

By: matt87

matt87 — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 18:35:59 +0000

Corvino as always your words are exceptional.

But if we lose the Washington referendum, the existing domestic partnership laws stand. The same story with Maine, only we have a chance of keeping a marriage state.

By: Patrick in Connecticut

Patrick in Connecticut — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:50:14 +0000

Sent a donation today, and I hope others do too.

By: JG

JG — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:25:04 +0000

John, Maine doesn’t have civil unions. OK, we do have Domestic Partner Registration but it is limited to inheritence rights and medical power of attorney. Not even close to all the rights and responsibilities of marriage.

By: Victor

Fri, 09 Oct 2009 16:22:30 +0000

Thank you for posting this. It is important to dissect the opponents views and understand them. If nothing else it gives us a better place to debate from.

What I truly wish, because I think it is the best place to debate these opinions from, is that people would stop asking for marriage. We need to start getting married even where it’s “not legal”. It is important to realize that it’s not illegal to hold a ceremony, and call yourself married, and have a wedding registry, and use the words husband/wife. It’s not illegal to do these things and then raise a fuss over not getting the same rights as other married couples. The fact is that conversation puts the opposition at an inherent disadvantage because it removes the argument that “if” gay marriage happens something adverse will come of it. We need to reclaim the word and remove it from it’s legal place. When we remind people that we’re having a legal argument and like it or not conservative christians have no control over the multitudes of people who do choose to support us and love us, and facilitate our families then the stark ugly truth of this only being about our rights comes into focus. It’s time to start having that conversation.