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This is very interesting.

Bush v. Gore Foes Join to Fight Gay Marriage Ban

What is interesting to me is that Olson, who has been viewed as a right winger, is interested in individual rights and the Constitution.

He has never been anti-gay and is persuaded that the conservative view should include equal rights for all people as fundamental.

I also find it interesting that the two turn out to be friends since Bush-Gore. It is surprising what simple talk about day to day life can do to people.

There is another thing here which catches my interest. This is being sponsored by a new organization, the American Foundation for Equal Rights. My guess is that this is a new gay advocacy group that seeks to tread new ground. The old treaders are a bit tired.

Of course, never shy about looking a gift horse in the mouth, those same tired rights groups are worried and a bit distressed about this turn of events. Not only is this new initiative outside their tent but the direction of federal litigation is not thought to be fruitful.

I, of course, disagree. This is the same old faint hearted shit which has gotten us in trouble in the first place.

The anti-Prop 8 people were so worried about alienating the public that they fucking alienated the public! They even had some ads that had no gay people in them let lone real life gay people who wanted to be married.

The victims of oppression are, quite often, first victims of their own intrenched conservative and self interested leadership.

I welcome this.

I am delighted to see someone of Ted Olson's stature involved. Great. Keep on keepin' on.

And is is not same-sex marriage, it is MARRIAGE EQUALITY!

Labels: gay marriage, gay rights, marriage equality