Losing California
Mostly, my heart breaks for the gay couples and their children who had a five-month window in which their families could celebrate the ultimate expression of commitment and love our culture knows. There was nothing academic about any of this for them....They want their families and communities to understand how much their relationships mean and how fiercely they will fight to protect the children they love....Today, they have no idea whether they have just ... Full Story »
Posted by Beth Wellington
I recently heard a woman call in to a radio talk show about this and say with shaking voice that only people who could procreate should be able to marry. I couldn't for years after my only son was born--despite trying with his father and my second husband as well. Does that mean my first marriage was only valid while I was fertile? Or that my second never was? Or now that I'm too old to breed I should never be allowed another try? (Given my track record, that might be a good idea. But I still think it should be my choice, not the Mormon Church's--especially since I'm not Mormon. But they were major funders of this proposition.)