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On Not Understanding
I just read this short opinion:
On Not Understanding:
Last night, by a margin of three to two, the voters of Ohio amended their constitution to include this: “Only a union between one man and one woman may be a marriage valid in or recognized by this state and its political subdivisions. This state and its political subdivisions shall not create or recognize a legal status for relationships of unmarried individuals that intends to approximate the design, qualities, significance or effect of marriage.” Ten other states passed similar measures. In parallel, a high proportion of exit-polled voters said that their decisions were made on the basis of “moral values” rather than on economic or foreign-policy issues. On this, and the election as a whole, I cheerfully admit that I Just Don’t Get It. But then, the United States doesn’t need me to understand it, and still less does it need—nor apparently want—the world’s approval of its actions or, uh, “moral values”. It would be good if America and the world weren’t so badly out of tune, but that’s how it is, and neither has much leverage on the other. But I’m optimistic that we’ll get along better, down the road.
I have to say that I am happy in Belgium.
Just called with one of my best friends.
She is gay, happily together with her girlfriend for several years, and guess what..
They are trying to get a baby and are actually marrying next March.
When we were talking about it, I suddenly said 'Who could have imagined this...'
And who did? Who believed 5 years ago that actually we would get this legal status, and that we would be able to go to the hospital and get pregnant.
It is a wonderful world, and I am happy to live in this country where such a thing is considered normal and equal.
And it is truly scarying what is happening in the world.
'Imagine that within some time they declare it not valid' I said to my friend.
'That is impossible, once you are married, you are. Right?'
Well that is not what happened in California, where Governor Terminator first allowed it, and only days later declared that all marriages were illegal and thus not valid.
As for Belgium, I hope they wait with cancelling the thing for at least til I get married :))))
Posted on November 3, 2004
in Living in Belgium
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that's why i am getting married in canada. even though denise is american, from ny, there seems to be no place for us there, so we are both imigrating... but this days will be over one day, lets hope, right? :)
Posted by ana | November 5, 2004 11:37 PM