http://www.rabe.org/stonewall-and-pride/ Sharing ideas and provocations on living single while happy. Reflecting on the social psychology of stereotypes and other cultural phenomena. Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:46:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.rabe.org/stonewall-and-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-3178 Rachel Sun, 12 Jul 2009 05:02:52 +0000 http://www.rabe.org/?p=1075#comment-3178 I have the same problem... It's very frustrating. I worked at a phone bank before the November election to stop Prop 8 but now I get irritated when people ask me - on the street to get my signature for something - if I support equality. Yes, I support equality but I want it for everybody, not just couples! I have the same problem… It’s very frustrating. I worked at a phone bank before the November election to stop Prop 8 but now I get irritated when people ask me – on the street to get my signature for something – if I support equality. Yes, I support equality but I want it for everybody, not just couples!

]]> http://www.rabe.org/stonewall-and-pride/comment-page-1/#comment-3173 Singletude Sat, 11 Jul 2009 18:13:05 +0000 http://www.rabe.org/?p=1075#comment-3173 Every time someone brings up gay marriage, my mind immediately leaps to this. I don't want to see <i>more</i> people getting special privileges. I want to see everyone getting the same privileges or none at all! I find it very hard to explain this to others, though, because they immediately slap a label of homophobia on me, which isn't accurate. Inevitably, someone says, "But you believe in marriage!" And it's frustrating to try to make them understand that my belief in long-term social commitment is not the same as a belief in rewarding that commitment with financial and legal perks. Every time someone brings up gay marriage, my mind immediately leaps to this. I don’t want to see more people getting special privileges. I want to see everyone getting the same privileges or none at all! I find it very hard to explain this to others, though, because they immediately slap a label of homophobia on me, which isn’t accurate. Inevitably, someone says, “But you believe in marriage!” And it’s frustrating to try to make them understand that my belief in long-term social commitment is not the same as a belief in rewarding that commitment with financial and legal perks.

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