Letter to Justice Minister

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Oooo, I'm in a snit tonight.

Dear Minister Cotler:

I read in the Toronto Star that you will be allowing civic officials the option of refusing to provide equal services to same-sex couples in the area of marriage, despite your claim that the government sees this as an equality and human rights issue. Can you please explain for me the difference between refusing to marry same-sex couples, and refusing to marry interracial couples? Why is one acceptable to your government and not the other?

I await your reply.

Sincerely
Cameron MacLeod

Comments

Re: My 2 cents - not perfect, not popular but my opinion nonetheless

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

P.S. I agree with what you say about sexual orientation and race.

I actually think a better comparison, ironically I guess, is between sexual orientation and religion.

Consider:
-religion is as much an "activity" as an "identity"
-you can start out with one religion, but may not stick with it your whole life
-you can pretend to be of a certain religion in order to "fit in" with the mainstream
-there is a lot of blatant hatred based on religion today (unlike racial hatred, which tends to be more subtle)

Plus, most of the anti-gays are more likely to respond to a comparison based on religious discrimination, than one based on race.

Re: My 2 cents - not perfect, not popular but my opinion nonetheless

[c9.livejournal.com]

Excellent point. I shall endeavour to use religion-based discrimination more often.

Re: My 2 cents - not perfect, not popular but my opinion nonetheless

[c9.livejournal.com]

In my writing for comparisons, not as a way to actually discriminate, of course.

Re: My 2 cents - not perfect, not popular but my opinion nonetheless

[nihilicious.livejournal.com]

Yes. I was going to ask if by "use", you meant "commit".