because it needs to be said louder.

[acroyear]

Dude! Joe's Jottings, Mostly Junk - is it just me?:

Keep in mind, 40 years ago I would not have been allowed to marry my wife.

She's not white.

No argument has yet to be presented that doesn't smack of hiding bigotry under the pretext of "tradition". No argument has been presented that actually demonstrates how current relationships and marriages "lose their value" under the new policies of gay marriage (particularly given the rediculous divorce rates already taking place).

Exactly as it was for every other ancient tradition that has passed beyond its time, like interracial marriage and slavery.

I have to fight this bigotry, or else my own marriage is pointless and those who fought to make it happen fought in vain.

My marriage LOSES value if those who wish to marry can't.

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[acroyear70.livejournal.com]

The supreme court decision, Loving vs. Virginia, was final in 1967. Until then, appeals kept the situation illegal in Virginia.

it hasn't yet been 40 years.

[cozit.livejournal.com]

Didn't realize it took *that* long to finish with the Crow Laws. But it really was much longer in some places.

[hitchhiker-309.livejournal.com]

Actually, the very last anti-misegenation law on the books in the U.S. of A. wasn't repealed until--brace yourself--NOVEMBER 2000:

At the time that anti-miscegenation laws were ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court, 16 states still had laws prohibiting interethnic marriage. Those laws were not completely repealed until November 2000, when Alabama became the last state to repeal its law. According to Salon.com:

...after a statewide vote in a special election, Alabama became the last state to overturn a law that was an ugly reminder of America's past, a ban on interracial marriage (sic). The one-time home of George Wallace and Martin Luther King Jr. had held onto the provision for 33 years after the Supreme Court declared anti-miscegenation laws unconstitutional. Yet as the election revealed -- 40 percent of Alabamans voted to keep the ban -- many people still see the necessity for a law that prohibits blacks and whites from mixing blood.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miscegenation