Gay Marriage

very agreed with snowstars... I believe that all marriage should be created equeal. I'm not quite sure why someone, how someone, has the right to deny a couple in love the right to marrige! Gay and lesbian people don't have any diffrent feelings than we do when we are in love! Everyone derserves the "right to be loved/ to love" I don't really even understand where anyone got the right to say wether it's right or not?!
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It is I, Omlette the cheese danish!
~ From "The Complete works of William Shakespere Abridged"~

thanks gg

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Edward Cullen
Midnight Sun

...I respect your courage to enter this discussion when you clearly feel differently about the change in law than the others.
I respect, too, that special expressed her support of Jim Douglas AND her support of the override.
Open, civil discussion is hard to achieve. You've done it. And I appreciate that. So much modern political and religious discourse veers into the polemics of the extreme viewpoint and then expression of anger and disrespect. This is a political, religious, human rights issue. There are varying points of view. This is a country that honors, above all, the right to express those differences and be heard and be treated with respect.

Thanks to all.

gg

We're one step closer to a better world for all people. I am so happy for everyone who has been waiting for this (for far too long) and for everyone else who came through with this decision. Everyone deserves equal rights, and I am proud to be a Vermonter since we're the state who was able to take the lead on this. Hopefully the rest of the country will follow quickly.
I am so happy for all of you who were waiting for this, thank you to all the open minded people out there for supporting them in their fight for their rights, and to all of you with different beliefs who think gay marriage should be illegal, please put yourself in someone else's shoes...
2009 is truelly the year for change.
~Moya

im straight, but im not against gays. i mean, if thats you, thats you. but, im also catholic, and going with that, marriage was said in the bible to be btwn a man and a woman. with this whole gay marriage thing, your changing what the word marriage means. it should mean what it was orginally. now for the gay people, why dont they just come up with their own word since they already changed the word gay.

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"Could a dead, frozen heart break? It felt like mine would!"

Edward Cullen
Midnight Sun

In fifty years, our grandchildren will wonder why this was ever an issue in the first place. Fifty years ago, interracial marriage was illegal in some states.

In fifty years, they'll study this in textbooks, and wonder why there was ever a fuss over it, because just like you see interracial couples every day, you'll see gay couples every day, too. With wedding bands on.

Just a few thoughts from the utopian corner of my mind. Congratulations, Vermont!!!! *whistles*

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When I walked into school this morning, I was overwhelmed with the realization that, for the first time, I was legally equal to everyone around me. I've always had to fight that nagging fact that under the law I was a second-class citizen, and today that was gone. I haven't been this happy in a long time!
~Smiles, SnowStars

This is what's right. So glad that it passed.

Not that I'm going to be living in Vermont after this September or again, but it's about freakin' time. I can finally get married in Vermont. I'm human, too. It's not a choice that I made; it's how I was born. African Americans had their time a succeeded, and now it's my time. Although neither group should have to fight for rights.....

Pscyhed, just so psyched. Vermont is the first state in the union to pass the gay marriage law without having to go to the Supreme Court first. I despise how short-sighted so many people are about homosexuality - they are no different from heterosexuals except for the fact that they just love differently. I know so many gay/lesbian/bisexual people (always have, just never knew it) and I want them to have the same rights I have. We're all just humans and love knows no laws; this is how it should be. I think anyone who's against gay marriage should think of this: what if the roles were reversed and either you were gay or gay people/bisexuals were in the majority and had rights that you didn't have; wouldn't you want to be equal with them? I'd say it's not your fault that you're the minority but it's not a fault-thing at all. We all deserve the same rights. As Shay said, ickiness about sexuality is the same as ickiness about race - why be so caught up in something people can't control? In the words of Bono, "We're one but we're not the same. We need to carry each other."

Bono is a genius.

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Perceptive Musings
Vice President of ASAP

I'm so happy this passed. It's amazing how much support for the bill there has been around the state. I went to a rally last week, and the speakers there had a lot of different stories to tell, which were really good to listen to.
Yay Vermont, and yay to anyone who did something for this.
~E

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These violent delights have violent ends
And in their triumph die, like fire and powder,
Which, as they kiss, consume.
-Romeo and Juliet

I'm proud of Douglas. I mean, I'm not happy he vetoed the bill, that sucks boo for him, but I still support him fully (just to put that out there)

I'm proud of our congress. I was in Washington D.C. When I read the headline at the newseum (how funny and cool is that?) and my friend and I literally had a "yay" dance in the middle of the museum.

Once again: It's about goddamn time!!!!! and I'm just disappointed we were number 4 instead of number ONE!!!!!!

I heard the news and felt really happy for Vermont - it's great that we can be a state that allows things like this to happen, and that sort of takes the wheel of the National Change Van (Yes, that's a weird metaphor, I know).
In response to icuc, you should see the comments on Fox - they're all... negative and... grossy...

Yay for Vermont! Yay for Civil Rights!

*hurrah*

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Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind
-Dr. Suess

100-49... this shows what an influence people have on government! Even though I am straight, I believe that people should love whomever their heart leads them to! Who are we to tell them who it's ok to love? Everyone should have equal oppertunitys!
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It is I, Omlette the cheese danish!
~ From "The Complete works of William Shakespere Abridged"~

This is so great!!! I think every state should decide to do this, and can't understand what's taking them so long. We're the fourth state to do this, and it's soooooooo amazing! (Sorry just REALLY happy). There's nothing wrong with being gay; they're just normal people. So why can't they be allowed the same rights? YAY!!!

It was very funny to read all of the people's comments on the New York Times... most people were like "Go Vermont!" And "Wow, that's a stupid governor" and there was also a lot of "Why haven't California and New York done this yet?"
Anyway, I was very happy to hear that the veto was overriden (how do you spell that, anyway?). It's very cool to think... we are living history, another civil rights movement. I'm just so... happy!
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I'm so happy it passed. There shouldn't even have been an issue in the first place--marriage with whoever you want should be a given. But, since it's not...thank goodness the legislature overrode the veto!

WOOT.
So happy.
I think we need to think about who we're electing for officials and making sure they really represent our views.
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I say, thank goodness for checks and balances. It took forever, but now we can say it- Vermont is still ahead of the curve in terms of social progression.

I think its great. I mean, I've never gotten the big deal about gay marriage. Gasp! People are different from you?
And really, when we look back and think about racism, and how African Americans were treated, we all agree that racism was horrible, right? But seriously, this is the same issue. People who are different, not by their own choice, who are treated awfully by the "normal" people. I'm glad this bill passed, and I hope many other states will follow suit.

It's amazing. I'm really phyched Vermont is smart enough to pass this, even if it took a little while.

I think that this will not affect the state the much. Yes, we have old time republicans here but we also have many young democrats. I also think by the time you are 25 you are going to know someone who is gay. This bill is passed and it should stay that way.