Marriage Equality!

[BillBrasky]

To expand on the rainbow point, does this mean as a straight man that I can now enjoy a nice brunch with mimosas? Will I be issued a makeover coupon in the mail or do I need to see a local salon to get my chest waxed?

 

[TipsyTraveler]

You can have it, but I have the moon, and I'm not sharing...

My sun is going to swallow your moon someday. Just saying.

 

[Jedana]

My sun is going to swallow your moon someday. Just saying.

/sigh I know

 

[Jedana]

To expand on the rainbow point, does this mean as a straight man that I can now enjoy a nice brunch with mimosas? Will I be issued a makeover coupon in the mail or do I need to see a local salon to get my chest waxed?

Absolutely, mimosas are delicious!
Real men just concentrate hard and the hair falls off........

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

I have 2 questions. Since marriage is now legal for everyone will the rainbow symbol still be associated with being gay ? Is there no longer a need for it ? To me the rainbow means something else and honestly I would like it back.
For the people that this new law effects I say congratulations and others need to learn tolerance.

Is this a serious question? I'll say yes and respond. I don't think all the gay people have voted yet on whether to keep the rainbow as its symbol. And I don't think it was taken from you. You've got it, you've always had it, and will continue to have it for whatever purpose is meaningful for you.

 

[gwynne]

You can have it, but I have the moon, and I'm not sharing...

The moon is yours. I'm claiming Pluto. I see it as a great investment opportunity on the off chance it gets promoted back to full planet status.

 

[CampbellzSoup]

I think it's finally time we give the rainbow back to reading rainbow

 

[mnrose]

It's a Christian symbol of a promise

And, that never changed. I think the rainbow symbol can be used by many groups for many purposes. I am only sorry that you feel that gay groups using it somehow cheapened or delegitimized other uses. And, that's a serious answer.

 

[delyrium]

Who granted you original ownership of the rainbow? I want something. The sun maybe?

I call the moon! Also, butterflies are cool. I'd like them to be the symbol of my thing.

 

[Jedana]

Too late, I called it 11 posts ago.

you can take one of Saturn's moons, though.

 

[TipsyTraveler]

I call the moon! Also, butterflies are cool. I'd like them to be the symbol of my thing.

@Jedana's already got the moon but you can have the butterflies.

 

[jrmasm]

Well that got weird.

 

[MaryAnnDVC]

And, that never changed. I think the rainbow symbol can be used by many groups for many purposes. I am only sorry that you feel that gay groups using it somehow cheapened or delegitimized other uses. And, that's a serious answer.

That is a most excellent response.

 

[usd2bmd]

If a man marrying a man or a woman marrying a woman makes this a bad country or trivializes your marriage then the issue (IMO) is how you are looking at it. Not that it is

Close minded and bigoted? It feels as though you are forcing me to feel the same as you do. In fact if anything, it won't change the way I feel.
It's upsetting that the Supreme Court had to define what marriage is.
This just opens the door for other types of relationships.

You are right, it's upsetting. It's upsetting that soo many in this country are trying to deny equal rights to a group of people simply because you don't understand or agree with the way they live their life.

 

[BillBrasky]

I'm just saying if we give gays the right to marry they should give us Clay Aiken back in return. Some people want to normalize relations with Cuba but I say not until they return Elian. I don't care if he's a grown man now.

 

[FlightlessDuck]

It's a Christian symbol of a promise

There's no reason it can't be both. As an example: Red ribbons are associated with HIV, heart disease, stroke, substance abuse, MADD, DARE, Epidermolysis Bullosa, and Reflex Sympathetic Dystrophy awareness.

 

[k5jm]

This is a huge decision, and absolutely deserves celebration!!!

Let's try to keep partisan politics, homophobia and hate out of this thread, please.

^^^
This!!

 

[Luvchefmic]

I read the responses to my question. Yes it was a serious question. Yes I know the rainbow will always mean to me what it means to me. I didn't mean to suggest that I felt it being used as a symbol for being gay cheapened it in some way. I meant that culture associates the rainbow flag with being gay. I asked if it would now still be a symbol for being gay. That's all. Not homophobic here. If my first post was read I said congratulations to everyone the new law effects and suggested tolerance from others. I am asking if there is now a need for a symbol as we are all equal now for marriage.

 

[JaneBanks]

There is also a girls youth group that goes by the name of Rainbow and there symbol is a rainbow. Should they give that up too?

 

[Luvchefmic]

There is also a girls youth group that goes by the name of Rainbow and there symbol is a rainbow. Should they give that up too?

I give up