Nothing else matters

November 19th, 2012 by PZ Myers

This is a good essay on gay marriage and the homophobic Republican/Christianist nutbags who want to define it out of existence, but I really wanted to share this poem from the article.

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  1. Tony ∞ºQueer Duck Hivemind Minionº∞:

    November 19th, 2012 at 12:06 pm

    That.
    Was.
    Moving.

    It brought me to tears.
    “Marriage is about love. Nothing else matters.”
    Indeed.

  2. Katherine Lorraine, Chaton de la Mort:

    November 19th, 2012 at 12:17 pm

    That was beautiful

    And before the “let’s just change the definition of marriage” people show up (you know who you are.) Don’t. Say. A. Word.

  3. Beatrice:

    November 19th, 2012 at 1:06 pm

    Excuse me, I think I’ve got something in my eye.

  4. Enopoletus Harding:

    November 19th, 2012 at 2:10 pm

    Love!? But what of the approval of Rick Santorum? I am speaking sarcastically.

  5. Rodney Nelson:

    November 19th, 2012 at 2:54 pm

    Beautiful.

  6. JohnnieCanuck:

    November 19th, 2012 at 3:04 pm

    It seems so clear. How could anyone not understand this?

    Powerfully said.

  7. carlie:

    November 19th, 2012 at 4:27 pm

    I usually don’t click to watch videos.

    I’m so glad I watched this one.

  8. DLC:

    November 19th, 2012 at 5:57 pm

    This is another of those situations where “letting the states decide” is morally wrong. 50 different versions of law with people wildly different in opinion does not make for a rational outcome. What’s needed is an American “Marriage Rights Act”, like the Voting Rights Act of 45 years ago.

  9. yellowsubmarine:

    November 19th, 2012 at 9:16 pm

    Wow. This.

  10. Nepenthe:

    November 19th, 2012 at 9:44 pm

    Me too Beatrice. The poet kicked up a lot of dust, I guess.

  11. =8)-DX:

    November 20th, 2012 at 7:05 am

    Heh, started sappy, ended up leaving ripped a scorched hole through any at least slightly feeling human.

  12. Shplane, Spess Alium:

    November 20th, 2012 at 3:30 pm

    It was pretty, and moving.

    I still despise marriage in general, and hate the way such a toxic institution is so deeply tied up with our cultural idea of “love”, but that was still a good poem.