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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 07:30 PM
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Regarding different marriage laws for homosexuals and heterosexuals...one word applies...Updated at 1:44 PM
Edited on Wed Nov-04-09 07:30 PM by WilliamPitt
Apartheid.

One set of rights for one group.

Another set of rights for another group.

That's apartheid. The dictionary definition, in fact.

Period.

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   You got it...  CaliforniaPeggy   Nov-04-09 07:38 PM   #1 
   Very disapointed by the outcome of Maine's vote!  MindandSoul   Nov-04-09 07:40 PM   #2 
   Right.  stevedeshazer   Nov-04-09 08:07 PM   #3 
   K&R. I agree, and I would also recommend "unconstitutional"...  ms liberty   Nov-04-09 08:17 PM   #4 
   yep, and it's repulsive! n/t  arthritisR_US   Nov-04-09 08:19 PM   #5 
   !  WilliamPitt   Nov-04-09 08:51 PM   #6 
   Astute observation, Sir.  Betty Karlson   Nov-04-09 08:52 PM   #7 
   .  WilliamPitt   Nov-04-09 09:59 PM   #8 
   Normally I agree with you, but there has to be a better word for this situation.  Major Hogwash   Nov-04-09 10:15 PM   #9 
   religious bigotry drove much racial discrimination and it drives much homophobia  ruggerson   Nov-04-09 10:16 PM   #10 
      Yep.  David Zephyr   Nov-04-09 11:44 PM   #15 
   K&R  PVnRT   Nov-04-09 10:41 PM   #11 
   Someday we'll over come  donheld   Nov-04-09 11:09 PM   #12 
   apartheid against single people  optimator   Nov-04-09 11:23 PM   #13 
   hardly  mitchtv   Nov-04-09 11:35 PM   #14 
   What civil rights are being denied to single people?  PVnRT   Nov-05-09 07:31 AM   #17 
   "Separate but equal" is not equal. n/t  FlyingSquirrel   Nov-05-09 06:46 AM   #16 
 
CaliforniaPeggy Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 07:38 PM
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1. You got it...Updated at 1:16 AM
K&R

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MindandSoul Donating Member (103 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 07:40 PM
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2. Very disapointed by the outcome of Maine's vote!
I was really hoping that we, as a society were finally growing up! That we were finally willing to recognize that the value of someone, the value of a relationship shouldn't be restricted to a few square inches in the "genitalia" area!

But religion is still too involved in political life!
I am an heterosexual woman, married 38 years. . .but I wholeheartedly suppor the continued struggle of the gay community to achieve equal rights.

Don't lose your spirit, don't lose hope! The time will come. . .and I sure hope to still be alive when it does!
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stevedeshazer Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 08:07 PM
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3. Right.Updated at 12:07 AM
One word.

Separate but equal.

Three words describing civil unions.

We can't even have that in most states.
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ms liberty (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 08:17 PM
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4. K&R. I agree, and I would also recommend "unconstitutional"...
Denying one group of Americans rights which are granted to other Americans under the Constitution and the laws of the United States.
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arthritisR_US Donating Member (1000+ posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 08:19 PM
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5. yep, and it's repulsive! n/t
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 08:51 PM
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6. !Updated at 1:44 PM
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Betty Karlson (204 posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 08:52 PM
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7. Astute observation, Sir.
Kicked and recommended.
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WilliamPitt Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 09:59 PM
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8. .Updated at 1:44 PM
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Major Hogwash (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 10:15 PM
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9. Normally I agree with you, but there has to be a better word for this situation.
It's ridiculous, insane and unjust.

It is completely stupid for anyone to think their neighbors don't deserve equality.
Or their own family members.

Like Cheney.
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ruggerson Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 10:16 PM
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10. religious bigotry drove much racial discrimination and it drives much homophobia
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David Zephyr Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 11:44 PM
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15. Yep.
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PVnRT Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 10:41 PM
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11. K&R
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donheld Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 11:09 PM
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12. Someday we'll over come
I have to tell myself that or else I'll go crazy.
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optimator (264 posts) Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 11:23 PM
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13. apartheid against single people
guess its ok to deny single people their civil rights/
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mitchtv Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Wed Nov-04-09 11:35 PM
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14. hardly
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PVnRT Donating Member (1000+ posts)  Journal Click to send private message to this author Click to view this author's profile Click to add this author to your buddy list Click to add this author to your Ignore list Thu Nov-05-09 07:31 AM
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17. What civil rights are being denied to single people?
I won't hold my breath for an answer.
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16. "Separate but equal" is not equal. n/t
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