My views on this subject have changed over time, but as many of my gay and lesbian friends, colleagues and staff embrace long term committed relationships, I find myself unable to look them in the eye without honestly confronting this uncomfortable inequality. Supporting marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples is simply the right thing to do for our country, a country founded on the principals of liberty and equality.A democratic senator coming out in support of marriage equality is hardly unexpected, but given that Missouri lags behind other states -- even other red states -- in LGBT rights. In 2004, 71 percent voted to amend the state's constitution to define marriage as the union between one man and one woman , but things are changing. As recent polling suggests, the majority of Missourians support either marriage equality of civil unions, so this is definitely a step in the right direction.
Showing posts with label gay marriage. Show all posts
Showing posts with label gay marriage. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Claire McCaskill supports gay marriage
Missouri senator, Clair McCaskill, posted this to her tumblr page Sunday:
Saturday, January 12, 2013
My City is the 15th Gayest City in America
.. and I'm actually a little stunned.
The Advocate's list of 2013's "15 Gayest US Cities" has my hometown, St. Louis, barely squeaking in at number 15.
I think I understand what the Advocate is doing by recognizing a handful of medium-sized, and smaller towns. St. Louis itself has a great LGBT community, but coffeehouses and Pottery Barn don't make up for the larger issue of civil rights.
The Advocate's list of 2013's "15 Gayest US Cities" has my hometown, St. Louis, barely squeaking in at number 15.
15. St. Louis (pop. 318,069) What was founded in 1764 as a fur-trading outpost has become an LGBT beacon in the Midwest. The city proudly proclaims a ton of neighborhoods as gay-friendly, including the queer epicenter along Manchester Avenue in the Grove, site of leather bars, the LGBT center, and the trendy Just John (JustJohnClub.com) bar; Tennessee Williams’s old haunt, the Central West End, with its architectural sights, hotels, and galleries; the South Grand hood, site of PrideFest and MoKaBe’s (MoKaBes.com) coffeehouse; Soulard and Cherokee Street, home to Clementine’s, St. Louis’s oldest gay bar, founded in 1978; and the stately Lafayette Square, for wine bars and B&Bs.National recognition for something other than STDs or crap Todd Akin says is great, but the fact remains that the state as a whole fails when it comes to LGBT rights. Missouri still doesn't recognize same sex marriage. In a 2012 public opinion poll, only 36% of Missouri voters supported the legalization of same-sex marriage, while just over half opposed it. (source ) And gender identity and sexual orientation has yet to be addressed under the state's non-discrimination laws. (source)
I think I understand what the Advocate is doing by recognizing a handful of medium-sized, and smaller towns. St. Louis itself has a great LGBT community, but coffeehouses and Pottery Barn don't make up for the larger issue of civil rights.
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