Will we have same-sex marriage in Texas by the end of the decade?
Leah Shafer — "I seriously doubt it. The voices of gay marriage opponents are so strong that they overshadow those working for change to our draconian marriage laws."
Siobhan Grantham — "Realistically I’d say no, but I think we can overturn the 2005 Prop 2 vote by the end of the decade and maybe even have civil unions."
Micah Banes — "In Tejas? By 2020? Man, no, I don’t think so. I think it will be Texas and like five other states without gay marriage in 2020, unless the feds get involved."
Jennifer Medina — "I don’t think so, sadly, not unless enough of the rest of the country steps up first. Of course we do have that new gay mayor in Houston!"
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This article appeared in the Dallas Voice print edition January 8, 2010.
If everyone bans together and keeps the subject in the forefront, it will happen.
If everyone bans together and keeps the subject in the forefront, it will happen.
I quote Michael Warner’s book, “The Trouble with Normal” pg. 185:
“Those of us who have already fought our way to an identity and a supportive environment may feel that we no longer need that material evidence”.
If gay and lesbian couples are the ones who fought the hard fight against shame, cultural stigma and religious ostracization – without the support of Christianity – and still somehow found their way to a personally acceptable gay identity surrounded by loving friends and “a supportive environment,” why would we ever need the “material evidence” of a Christian institution such as marriage?
Imagine with me that one of two options happen with same-sex marriage: (a) it is uniformly legalized throughout the country, or (b) a bill is passed that completely bans same-sex marriage – and that bill also states that it can never again be brought up for a vote for the remainder of people’s existence on earth. Which one would you want to see?
From an elevated perspective neither option matters. Christian parents all over the country are already forced to have difficult conversations with their children about why their kid’s friends have two moms or two dads living in the same “marriage” capacity as the Christian parents – regardless if those two moms or two dads are legally married or not.