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quietannThis says how I feel about the use of children in yesterday's demonstrations as well as anything....
From Amy Hunt's boston.com blog about gay marriage.
"It was an agonizing day.
On the way into the State House at 8:30am, I had to walk by a man with a sign asking "Got AIDS Yet?" No one will ever debate his moral fitness as a parent. No one will ever try to pass a measure curtailing his equality as a citizen. No one will submit a ballot question to voters that asks "Hey, what do you think of this guy?" But later that day, lawmakers would resume exactly that kind of discussion about me.
On the way into the State House, I also had to walk by children holding signs about "Homo Sex." If they were my kids, they'd probably still be waiting for their little birds-and-bees talk. No one will ever hold a legislative debate about the moral fitness of parents who take their children out of school on a Thursday, hand them a sign about "Homo Sex," and pose them for news photographers. But later that day, lawmakers would resume a discussion about whether allowing me to have a legally recognized family would send a bad message to the little ones."
And on the plaint of the other side, "They are stealing our lines!" here's Ms. Hunt again:
"Yesterday, the girlfriend was in the State House all day too and she heard some complaints from the other side about how gay marriage supporters -- many, gathered outside the House chamber, singing nearly non-stop all day and all night -- had "taken their songs." Apparently, not only do the rights and privileges of marriage belong exclusively to these folks, but so does the National Anthem and God Bless America.
My, my.
As I remember, our crowd also had the temerity to sing "This Land Is Your Land" which, the girlfriend noted, might need some lyric changes going forward. The second line in the song is "This Land Is My Land." It seems to be the position of our opponents that America is not, in fact, my land too. The big finish is something we ought not to sing, either: "This Land Is Made For You and Me." Perhaps when these folks get done trying to cut us out of the Constitution, they can confiscate our copies of the national songbook."
From Amy Hunt's boston.com blog about gay marriage.
"It was an agonizing day.
On the way into the State House at 8:30am, I had to walk by a man with a sign asking "Got AIDS Yet?" No one will ever debate his moral fitness as a parent. No one will ever try to pass a measure curtailing his equality as a citizen. No one will submit a ballot question to voters that asks "Hey, what do you think of this guy?" But later that day, lawmakers would resume exactly that kind of discussion about me.
On the way into the State House, I also had to walk by children holding signs about "Homo Sex." If they were my kids, they'd probably still be waiting for their little birds-and-bees talk. No one will ever hold a legislative debate about the moral fitness of parents who take their children out of school on a Thursday, hand them a sign about "Homo Sex," and pose them for news photographers. But later that day, lawmakers would resume a discussion about whether allowing me to have a legally recognized family would send a bad message to the little ones."
And on the plaint of the other side, "They are stealing our lines!" here's Ms. Hunt again:
"Yesterday, the girlfriend was in the State House all day too and she heard some complaints from the other side about how gay marriage supporters -- many, gathered outside the House chamber, singing nearly non-stop all day and all night -- had "taken their songs." Apparently, not only do the rights and privileges of marriage belong exclusively to these folks, but so does the National Anthem and God Bless America.
My, my.
As I remember, our crowd also had the temerity to sing "This Land Is Your Land" which, the girlfriend noted, might need some lyric changes going forward. The second line in the song is "This Land Is My Land." It seems to be the position of our opponents that America is not, in fact, my land too. The big finish is something we ought not to sing, either: "This Land Is Made For You and Me." Perhaps when these folks get done trying to cut us out of the Constitution, they can confiscate our copies of the national songbook."
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Date: 2004-03-14 09:12 pm (UTC)It sounds like the author of that article isn't familiar with all the verses, although I sure hope the folks singing on the equality side of the crowd did. It adequately covers her concern!