Comments on: The Fight for Love http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2008/09/17/the-fight-for-love/ Mon, 21 May 2012 19:48:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Stace http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2008/09/17/the-fight-for-love/comment-page-1/#comment-3357 Stace Fri, 19 Sep 2008 22:46:20 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=1354#comment-3357 Thanks for the kind words, Gold. Glad you enjoy the blog. Staces last blog post..<a href="http://www.highwayhags.com/2008/09/19/the-time-canada-body-checked-me-eh/" rel="nofollow">The time Canada body checked me, eh</a><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3357','Stace'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3357','Stace','Thanks for the kind words, Gold. Glad you enjoy the blog.\n\nStaces last blog post..<a href=\"http:\/\/www.highwayhags.com\/2008\/09\/19\/the-time-canada-body-checked-me-eh\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">The time Canada body checked me, eh<\/a>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thanks for the kind words, Gold. Glad you enjoy the blog.

Staces last blog post..The time Canada body checked me, eh

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]]> By: Jul http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2008/09/17/the-fight-for-love/comment-page-1/#comment-3351 Jul Thu, 18 Sep 2008 22:12:07 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=1354#comment-3351 Totally agree Goldstar...you said it well. The fight does get tiring, and it seems like it's never going to end. Even now, the political landscape isn't all that hopeful. Do you vote for a candidate who will give you "some rights," in the form of civil unions - which could end in a rut of second-class citizenship, or do you vote for a candidate who doesn't believe in same-sex unions at all, hoping that in the meantime, you get those rights in your state. I wish we had more than 2 parties. Either way, I've been active. I've testified in front of the senate judiciary committee for same-sex marriage, I was on the board of directors for a large same-sex organization, and I try to donate to causes as much as I can. In more honest moments though...I do contemplate just moving to Canada, or to a european country where this is less of an issue. I find myself a bit resentful that I pay taxes into a system that doesn't support me, and wouldn't give my social security (if I get it anyway) to my spouse if I should die. It is the moments that I feel no different that are the best...and I am thankful for that to be the majority of the time. Goldstar...what about these "parties" I am hearing about? Next one you have, I'm popping over. Juls last blog post..<a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/Grrlplanet/~3/395090004/" rel="nofollow">Friendship = Fighting Proposition 8</a><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3351','Jul'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3351','Jul','Totally agree Goldstar...you said it well. The fight does get tiring, and it seems like it\'s never going to end. Even now, the political landscape isn\'t all that hopeful. Do you vote for a candidate who will give you \"some rights,\" in the form of civil unions - which could end in a rut of second-class citizenship, or do you vote for a candidate who doesn\'t believe in same-sex unions at all, hoping that in the meantime, you get those rights in your state. I wish we had more than 2 parties. \r\n\r\nEither way, I\'ve been active. I\'ve testified in front of the senate judiciary committee for same-sex marriage, I was on the board of directors for a large same-sex organization, and I try to donate to causes as much as I can. \r\n\r\nIn more honest moments though...I do contemplate just moving to Canada, or to a european country where this is less of an issue. I find myself a bit resentful that I pay taxes into a system that doesn\'t support me, and wouldn\'t give my social security (if I get it anyway) to my spouse if I should die. \r\n\r\nIt is the moments that I feel no different that are the best...and I am thankful for that to be the majority of the time. \r\n\r\nGoldstar...what about these \"parties\" I am hearing about? Next one you have, I\'m popping over.\n\nJuls last blog post..<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/Grrlplanet\/~3\/395090004\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Friendship = Fighting Proposition 8<\/a>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Totally agree Goldstar…you said it well. The fight does get tiring, and it seems like it’s never going to end. Even now, the political landscape isn’t all that hopeful. Do you vote for a candidate who will give you “some rights,” in the form of civil unions – which could end in a rut of second-class citizenship, or do you vote for a candidate who doesn’t believe in same-sex unions at all, hoping that in the meantime, you get those rights in your state. I wish we had more than 2 parties.

Either way, I’ve been active. I’ve testified in front of the senate judiciary committee for same-sex marriage, I was on the board of directors for a large same-sex organization, and I try to donate to causes as much as I can.

In more honest moments though…I do contemplate just moving to Canada, or to a european country where this is less of an issue. I find myself a bit resentful that I pay taxes into a system that doesn’t support me, and wouldn’t give my social security (if I get it anyway) to my spouse if I should die.

It is the moments that I feel no different that are the best…and I am thankful for that to be the majority of the time.

Goldstar…what about these “parties” I am hearing about? Next one you have, I’m popping over.

Juls last blog post..Friendship = Fighting Proposition 8

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]]> By: goldstardyke http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2008/09/17/the-fight-for-love/comment-page-1/#comment-3350 goldstardyke Thu, 18 Sep 2008 20:10:15 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=1354#comment-3350 Thanks Stace! I have to tell you that I'm a fan of your blog. My favorite blogs are the ones that teach me things and make me laugh. Highway Hags does both!!!<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3350','goldstardyke'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3350','goldstardyke','Thanks Stace! I have to tell you that I\'m a fan of your blog. My favorite blogs are the ones that teach me things and make me laugh. Highway Hags does both!!!'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Thanks Stace! I have to tell you that I’m a fan of your blog. My favorite blogs are the ones that teach me things and make me laugh. Highway Hags does both!!!
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]]> By: nameStace http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2008/09/17/the-fight-for-love/comment-page-1/#comment-3349 nameStace Thu, 18 Sep 2008 19:37:22 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=1354#comment-3349 I, too, think it's wrong that we have to fight for love. And at the same time, I see how far we've come in America in the last 25 years alone. When I was a teenager, homosexuality was only whispered at, like a dirty little secret. Today, hordes of us, private and public, have brought it out to everyone. We get to fight out loud. That, at least, is something. As an out lesbian, I have experienced responses across the spectrum from "Yay, you're gay," to "Whatever," to "Filthy monster, get away from my children." Most are like the former two, and that's probably why when I get something similar to the latter response, it doesn't phase me. It's their loss, not mine. I applaud your encouragement that we fight. Good for you. nameStaces last blog post..<a href="http://www.highwayhags.com/2008/09/18/liberal-anthropologist-from-omega-seti-3/" rel="nofollow">Liberal anthropologist from Omega Seti 3</a><div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3349','nameStace'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3349','nameStace','I, too, think it\'s wrong that we have to fight for love. And at the same time, I see how far we\'ve come in America in the last 25 years alone. When I was a teenager, homosexuality was only whispered at, like a dirty little secret. Today, hordes of us, private and public, have brought it out to everyone. We get to fight out loud. That, at least, is something.\r\n\r\nAs an out lesbian, I have experienced responses across the spectrum from \"Yay, you\'re gay,\" to \"Whatever,\" to \"Filthy monster, get away from my children.\" Most are like the former two, and that\'s probably why when I get something similar to the latter response, it doesn\'t phase me. It\'s their loss, not mine.\r\n\r\nI applaud your encouragement that we fight. Good for you.\n\nnameStaces last blog post..<a href=\"http:\/\/www.highwayhags.com\/2008\/09\/18\/liberal-anthropologist-from-omega-seti-3\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">Liberal anthropologist from Omega Seti 3<\/a>'); return false;">Quote</a></div> I, too, think it’s wrong that we have to fight for love. And at the same time, I see how far we’ve come in America in the last 25 years alone. When I was a teenager, homosexuality was only whispered at, like a dirty little secret. Today, hordes of us, private and public, have brought it out to everyone. We get to fight out loud. That, at least, is something.

As an out lesbian, I have experienced responses across the spectrum from “Yay, you’re gay,” to “Whatever,” to “Filthy monster, get away from my children.” Most are like the former two, and that’s probably why when I get something similar to the latter response, it doesn’t phase me. It’s their loss, not mine.

I applaud your encouragement that we fight. Good for you.

nameStaces last blog post..Liberal anthropologist from Omega Seti 3

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]]> By: MzNyki http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/2008/09/17/the-fight-for-love/comment-page-1/#comment-3343 MzNyki Wed, 17 Sep 2008 14:32:07 +0000 http://thelesbianlifestyle.com/?p=1354#comment-3343 Very compelling. Everything that you said was on point and you made me live my first crush and relationship. Thanks for sharing.<div class="comment-remix-meta"><a href="#" class="replyto" onclick="replyto('3343','MzNyki'); return false;">Reply</a> - <a href="#" class="quote" onclick="quote('3343','MzNyki','Very compelling. Everything that you said was on point and you made me live my first crush and relationship. Thanks for sharing.'); return false;">Quote</a></div> Very compelling. Everything that you said was on point and you made me live my first crush and relationship. Thanks for sharing.
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