The Glade 4.0

Anyone who thought the state would be the last to recognize and allow legal marriages between same-sex couples, as of Friday they are all wrong. It was federally forced. And there have been lines in county clerks' offices all morning to get a license. Utah county (the most conservative county) is "still waiting on confirmation" which I don't think they can legally do.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/12/20/justice/u ... ge-ruling/

Congrats to all who are getting married. I know of at least three couples that I may be attending receptions for.

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Les Zombis et les Loups-Garous!

I'm happy for them. I'd be more impressed if the state's populace had voted that way.

/shrek on
Like that'll ever happen! What a load of...
*flush*
/shrek off

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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Some of the comments on that article... Ow. I need a shower now.

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Holy shitsnacks!

Yeah, it's pretty sad.

But I am happy for my friends, especially one in particular that I've known for 20 years. He got officially married to his husband this morning. He is nothing but the nicest of people and him being kept from a basic human right simply because it destroys homophobic erections, is terrible.

He tried it "their way" for most of his life. Went to church every sunday. Went on a 2 year mission. Dated many a girl and even had a long term serious relationship with one. And throughout it all, he was miserable and very depressed. He finally shed the lies about 5 years ago and is now much happier and far more balanced. Even his entire family has come around and fully supports him (and it was awesome seeing them proud and happy for him at his wedding).

I don't understand why people would want to keep him from being happy if he's not hurting anyone else.

But, it all ends well. He even got to be on the local news (which I sadly missed). I am guessing he was interviewed by another good (gay) friend of mine's husband (a popular local anchor).

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Les Zombis et les Loups-Garous!

Because people are bigoted, ignorant, assholes.

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Holy shitsnacks!

http://fox13now.com/2013/12/22/same-sex ... s-hearing/

There's my buddy (Jon).

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Les Zombis et les Loups-Garous!

Incoming natural disaster from the angered gods followed by 24 hr coverage from Fox news.

That's okay. As long as Wyoming doesn't legalize same-sex marriage, I think we're okay.

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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[quote="Talya"]I'm happy for them. I'd be more impressed if the state's populace had voted that way.

This. A good result from a bad method. If it had been a state court, that would have been immeasurably better, but this is eventually going to force itself on the USSC which has wisely avoided the issue one way or the other.

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

I thought prop 8 was already struck down by the USSC.

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Holy shitsnacks!

No, it was struck down by a district court. The Supreme Court only ruled that the parties defending it did not have standing, either in front of the USSC, or the 9th circuit (which at least had the benefit of keeping it at the lowest level of Federal courts.)

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"Hysterical children shrieking about right-wing anything need to go sit in the corner and be quiet while the adults are talking."

Oh yeah, right. I remember now.

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Holy shitsnacks!

Yeah, I don't want to see it made legal by the courts. I'd much rather see referendums.

Considering what happened in california, I think the "popular vote" tactic wont be used.

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A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. ~ John Stuart Mill

Legislative change is also good.

Changing through the courts is only effective on constitutional grounds at the USSC level. If you can pull that off, great. Otherwise, your just begging to have your favorable verdict overturned by some ignoramus with a gavel in hand, confederate flag and crucifix behind him.

(Okay, maybe that last bit doesn't apply as much in Utah, neither being a confederate state nor using the crucifix. it's the spirit of the statement that applies.)

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Well Ali Baba had them forty thieves, Scheherezade had a thousand tales
But master you in luck 'cause up your sleeves you got a brand of magic never fails...
...Mister Aladdin, sir, What will your pleasure be?
Let me take your order, Jot it down -You ain't never had a friend like me
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Holy ****! Gays are oppressing all of us decent, God-fearing straight folk and forcing their *** buggery onto us! Next thing you know Christians will be **** each other in the ***!

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Buckle your pants or they might fall down.

Holy ****, it happened!

http://www.meetgaychristians.com/







Ahhh, Google.

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“The duty of a patriot is to protect his country from its government.” - Thomas Paine

I can't wait TBH.

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"...the line dividing good and evil cuts through the heart of every human being. And who is willing to destroy a piece of his own heart?" -Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn