Polar Opposite

Orson Scott Card on the horror of same-sex marriage.

Almost needless to say, we don't agree. Card's bottom line: same-sex marriage is the end of democracy, and justifies violent overthrow of the government. "Regardless of law, marriage has only one definition, and any government that attempts to change it is my mortal enemy. I will act to destroy that government and bring it down, so it can be replaced with a government that will respect and support marriage, and help me raise my children in a society where they will expect to marry in their turn."

Marriage has only one definition, and it is in Card's personal dictionary and nowhere else.

A Manifesto

I know people who are straight,
I know people who are bisexual,
I know people who are gay,
I know people who are transgendered,
I know people who are just 'differently' gendered.

I know people in monogamous, nuclear marriages,
I know people in open, polyamorous marriages,
I know people in group marriages,
I know people living together without marriage,
I know people who prefer to live alone.

I know people with children,
I know people without children.

I know people who are Christian,
I know people who are Muslim,
I know people who are Jewish,
I know people who are Buddhist,
I know people who are Pagan,
I know people who are Agnostic,
I know people who are Atheist.

I don't care which of the above categories people fall into as long as they feel that they are better people for being what they are, and they are happy. In fact, I'd love to hear why this works for you (even if it's not something I would find good for me) because I find it fascinating to understand why people are the way they are.

I find it appalling only when you tell me that your way is the only right and correct way, and you condemn me for the way I am.