Views on Gay Marriage

Two op-eds about gay marriage caught my eye today over at The Huffington Post. One is by Alec Baldwin, who is a frequent contributor, and the other is by Rob Thomas, the singer and song writer. And yes, I find the odds of me linking to these two on the same page a bit long, too. LOL Anyway, they come at the issue a bit differently, but both make valid points.

28 May 2009

Addition: I wanted to flag a particular passage from Mr. Thomas' writing that I found particularly interesting.

I've heard it said before, many times, that if two men or two women are allowed to join into a civil union together, why can't they be happy with that and why is it so important that they call it marriage? In essence, what's in a name?

A civil union has to do with death. It's essentially a document that gives you lower taxes and the right to let your faux spouse collect your insurance when you pass away. A marriage is about life. It's about a commitment. And this argument is about allowing people to have the right to make that commitment, even if it doesn't make sense to you. Anything else falls under the category of "separate but equal" and we know how that works out.

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