While I agree with Anne and Sharon regarding the institution of marriage
and our need for consciousness surrounding it (and that the wording of this
announcement was homophobic) - let's not throw the baby out with the bath
water. Marriage - whether state sactioned or not is still something many
do aspire to and denied any opportunity to engage in. I do not know what
the situation is in these two "marriages" - could they be just blessed
homosexual relationships being describes as marriages? or could they be
self-advocates who have struggled long and hard for the right to consent to
their own marriage? In supporting a gay conscious do we deny others the
right to celebrate what they may have fought hard for?
Susan Fitzmaurice
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