Comments on: Tony Blair On Elton John’s Marriage

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By: Frank_D

Frank_D — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 08:12:14 +0000

Too bad Tony Blair isn’t an ally of ours; oh, wait — he is.

By: bryan

bryan — Sat, 24 Dec 2005 03:12:14 +0000

These civil parnerships also help non-gays as well. A parnership between two sisters sharing a home would result in one receiving pension rights upon the demise of the other. I’m glad we’ve got this law in the UK. If gay people want to call themselves married, good luck to them!
The drollest comment about this I’ve heard is “Imagine how bitchy gay divorces are gonna be!”

By: scratch

scratch — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:12:08 +0000

BD…

You make an excellent point…one that is shared by many on the other side of this fence from you. To wit: what’s the diff? What if I said that we currently have a “bunch of crybabies,” as you say, who are willing to turn down the enjoyment of the same protections under the law because their union would have a different name?

By: BD

BD — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 16:12:08 +0000

Most Americans might support a “civil partnership” law, but few lawmakers will even go that far.

The semantic arguments against “gay marriage” but for “civil unions” are laughable. If two homosexuals get a civil union and then go around calling it a marriage to their friends and acquaintances, on what grounds would you arrest them without encroaching on the First Amendment?

The end result of a civil union law in the U.S.: gay and straight couples that enjoy the same protections under the law, and a bunch of crybabies complaining that the gay couples shouldn’t call their union a “marriage” because…because…it’s just not right, dammit!

By: scratch

scratch — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 15:12:49 +0000

On the other hand, from what I’ve heard most Americans would support the concept of a “civil partnership law,” as Mr. Blair put it. Has anyone seen any news stories or heard anybody–British politician or otherwise–referring to this union as a marriage, as is being pushed by some groups in this dark and primitive country?

By: Ryland

Ryland — Thu, 22 Dec 2005 05:12:59 +0000

It makes us sound like we’re in the dark ages in contrast.

By: Oliver Willis

Oliver Willis — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 21:12:00 +0000

It makes us sound like we’re in the dark ages because our politicians would never have the cajones to say what Blair did.

By: Dkelsmith

Dkelsmith — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:12:31 +0000

How does that make America “sound like the dark ages?”

By: BD

BD — Wed, 21 Dec 2005 19:12:25 +0000

I agree with Dkel, it’s not implicit in Blair’s comments that he was criticizing America. He was simply praising England.

That said, England being more progressive than America on the issue of gay rights is nothing big. England also figured out the slavery thing before we did.

What’s really disturbing is that South Africa is more progressive on this issue than we are.