On Feb 23, 2004, mike skoglund and Neal Krasnoff wrote:
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In any case, it's only a matter of time. The polls are divided, but the young people support same-sex marriage.
Which young people? Home schooled? From religious schools? The sons and daughters of Islamic and Catholic immigrants?
Those of us young people who are raised in Christian families, go to public schools here in Minnesota, are role models for young adults, are active in our churches, and work closely with our elected officials.
It may take a year or five or twenty, but progress is inevitable.
Towards what, exactly?
Towards ending discrimination based on who an individual loves. Statutes in the city of Minneapolis make me a second class citizen by allowing me to register my relationship with my spouse but denying me the full civil rights afforded to other couples based purely on his gender. This is as odious as separate but equal racial segregation laws - which we know were never truly equal. These are rights that I don't have right now, that the majority of people on this list do.
Mike Skoglund // New York NY // Minneapolis MN // Sodom // Gomorrah
Reap the whirlwind, Mike.
Neal Krasnoff Loring Park
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