Some of you may have saw this or posted this on your FB wall yesterday, it seemed to spark some pretty interesting conversation, I wanted to spark some more ....Here was the post
"So let me get this straight... Larry King is on his 8th divorce, Elizabeth Taylor is possibly getting married for a 9th time, Britney Spears had a 55 hour marriage, Jesse James and Tiger Woods, while married, were having sex with everyone; and yet the idea of same-sex marriage is still going to destroy the institution ...of marriage? Really? Proud to support equal rights for ALL."
MY RESPONSE
Someone on my Page disagreed that it was a civil rights issue. Said that Martin Luther king would turn over in his grave if he heard us comparing to Civil Rights. Well I like to beg to differ. Who in their right mind would think that the Civil rights Movement of the 1960's would be the last and only movement. The mere definition of civil rights is self explanatory: "The definition of Civil and political rights are a class of rights and freedoms that protect individuals from unwarranted action by government and private organizations and individuals and ensure one's ability to participate in the civil and political life of the state without discrimination or repression."
This is exactly what MLK fought for, equality. The right for me, you, and everyone in between to have the freedom to be who they are. LGBT rights is to me a civil rights issue. Anytime MY rights are being violated it is a civil rights issue. As a bisexual woman, I should have the same rights to marriage, life, and happiness as a heterosexual woman. The fact that other peoples hypocrisy can still in some fashion dictate my life enrages me. No matter who I decide/end up (God hasn't shown me that chapter yet), I have chosen to be an advocate. Its going to take a nation to make the change. I am in it for the Long HAUL!!!! Let's get it!!!!!
