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johnnypneumatic

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4. sorry, this couldn't be more wrong

Reply to SteelCityDem (Original post)

Mon Feb 13, 2012, 03:19 PM

Feb 2012

This is just spin. People might wish the whole issue would go away so that they can safely ignore it and safely do nothing to help, but LGBT people still have to deal with homophobia and state-established persecution every day, as our lives and our families continue to be disrespected and ignored.

DOMA is still the law of the land. If marriage equality was a "dead political issue" then all of the democrats in the house of reps would have signed on to co-sponsor the Respect for Marriage Act, along with a good number of republicans. But of 435 house members, only 138 have signed on (only 1 republican). In other words, it is not going to be voted on or passed for a long time. Equality is still a long way off.
http://www.freedomtomarry.org/resources/entry/list-of-co-sponsors

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Gay marriage: So what? It's just about dead as a political issue [View all] SteelCityDem Feb 2012 OP

Are there any states really pushing it as a ballot issue? Report1212 Feb 2012 #1

i think it's 6 states have pending anti-marriage equality ammendments happening. xchrom Feb 2012 #2

NH's legislature is trying to repeal same-sex marriage rox63 Feb 2012 #3

sorry, this couldn't be more wrong johnnypneumatic Feb 2012 #4