Bumper Stickers

I don't really understand the appeal of expressing one's opinion on the back of one's car.

I kind of understand putting something witty on your bumper. It's sharing a joke.

But the political and religious ones just seem rude. It's as if the owner of the car thinks they can change someone's mind with a random remark. "Abortion stops a beating heart".

Why, yes, so it does. And you are telling me this, why?

I don't think anyone should put anything on a bumper that they would not wear on their shirt everywhere they go.

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Gay Marriage

There are two kinds of people who oppose making changes in the law to allow same-sex marriages.

There are the people who just don't see what all the fuss is about, since there are other legal ways of being partners.

And, there the the people who see it as homosexuals trying to legitimize their evil ways.

Today, I am going to slap around the second group.

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People who think that gay marriage is about making gay sex "okay" hold a couple of world views I find disgusting.

First of all, they think marriage is about sex. (I suspect this is behind the high divorce rate.) A marriage license is not a sex license. The courts really don't care who is fucking who. A marriage license is a court document recognizing the merger of two individuals into a household, with shared responsibilities and liabilities.

Also, they think homosexual relationships are about the sex. They aren't about the sex any more than straight relationships. Sure, there are some people who just get the hots for each other, and that's all they want from each other. These people don't want to get married. People who share a deeper relationship than sexual are the ones who want to get married.

It "erodes the sanctity of Matrimony". We are not talking about a religious ceremony here. We are talking about a court document. You can still have your church wedding, and the sacrament of Matrimony, and it is still different and separate from secular marriage. If non-standard marraiges erode the sanctity of Matrimony, worry about all those Buddhists, Muslims, Athiests, Agnostics, Unitarians, Pagans and other people who are getting married outside your perceived blessings of God.

Again, I think the cure is to just get to know people.

People I have met who are against "gay marriage" don't know any gay couples.

Anyone whose mind is not calcified by dogma can see when two people are a "couple" and not just sex partners.


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Pride Day is coming up

And once again, I am going to have a booth at the fairgrounds, selling my artwork.

I encourage everyone to go to these events. Call me idealistic, but I truly believe the best cure for prejudices is for people to get to know each other.

I have been trying to explain transgender to someone I know. He insists that a t-girl is just "a man pretending to be a woman". I think, if he met my transgendered friend Julia, that he would see that she is indeed a "she", no matter what's under the skirt.

I can try to explain eight ways till Tuesday, how Julia is not pretending to be something she is not, but being what she really is. Bob won't get it. But Julia herself is a simple explanation. Spend a few hours with Julia, and it makes sense. She doesn't even have to talk about transgender.


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