gay marriage musings

[floatingleaf]

I thought I had things to say, but my brain refuses to formulate a coherent post. Or even to make a decision what it should be about. Mental impotence, as it were. Happens way too often.:/

Anyway, under the circumstances I'm just going to share a link to an interesting article on gay marriage (which I accidentally found while looking for something else). I like this guy's perspective - even though, personally, I'm sort of alienated from the concept of marriage as such, regardless of sexual orientation of people involved. I just, in a way, don't get why it's so important to anyone at all to be 'married', as opposed to just being together (apart from certain social privileges, which are taken care of by the concept of civil unions, without the need of dragging any religious institutions into it whatsoever). But that's the antisocial in me talking. The humanist in me believes that anyone who feels the need to validate their relationship through a public - be it secular or religious - ceremony should be allowed to do so.:)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rob-thomas/the-big-gay-chip-on-my-sh_b_208183.html

Comments

[romi.livejournal.com]

You start by saying you had some problems formulating a coherent post, then you post something very interesting imo. There seems to be quite a bit of social pressure to get married right now. Perhaps it was always so, I don't know. I never thought about it before. Today I think see it around me. Possibly getting married myself has opened my eyes, I was happily oblivious before :D

[dissonant-dream.livejournal.com]

Thank you for this link. That was a really great article.

Also, and I hope you don't mind me saying this...I saw your comment and I just wanted to say that yes, I have gone crazy for Star Trek, for many reasons I won't bore you with now. But I am always interested in what you have to say, and I love hearing your movie thoughts. It's your LJ. It's for you, to post whatever you want. And I hope you can accept my occasional Star Trek related posts - many of my friends are teasing me and pretending to shun me for it. ;P