Gay Marriage

I think that as a demi-fag, I'm obligated to make some mildly beligerent pissing-into-the-wind post about gay marriage. Only once, though.

You know, I take that back. I should have said 'Only once during -this- administration'. Next administration there will be someone completely new to piss everyone else off about issues that we've already been pissed off about, and forgotten about. Then I can complain again.

Anyway.

I'm all for gay marriage. I believe that civil unions should be allowed for gay couples, accompanied with all the benefits that any other married couple receives. I also believe that in this country marriage is a religious institution. But, I have a slightly different angle on it than many of the gay parties that wish to legally marry. My thought is this:

Why does a couple need a ceremony or a piece of paper to remind them of their devotion to one another, when the institution they seek to validate their union can only envision them burning in hell?

I suppose there are plenty of reasons, and keep in mind that the above was written with the presupposition that civil unions are nationally allowed for gay couples.

The need for validation, gay Christian couples who disagree fundamentally with the teachings of the church, indignation, civil rights concerns, etc.

You know what I think is fantastic, though?

After transitioning to female (as opposed to male, which I was born as, for the new readers) I can legally marry another female, provided that my birth certificate has not been changed. And since I'm attracted to women almost exclusively, this all works out well for me, in theory.

I'm sure there is probably some reverse loophole though, that wouldn't allow for me to marry a female even though my birth certificate says "Male," because I have tits.

God Bless America.