Straight Marriages Deemed Invalid....

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Straight Marriages Deemed Invalid....
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Tue, 12-21-2004 - 10:07am

The Social Security Administration is rejecting marriage documents issued to heterosexual couples in four communities that performed weddings for gay couples earlier this year.


The agency is rejecting all marriage certificates issued in New Paltz, N.Y., after Feb. 27, when the town's mayor began marrying gay couples, according to town officials.


http://www.planetout.com/news/article.html?2004/12/20/3


Will this create a backlash?

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Registered: 10-08-2003
Tue, 12-21-2004 - 10:21am

I think this is awful. I was reading an article about it yesterday. I have a feeling that it is going to cause a lot of bad feelings and resentment towards gay couple from the heterosexual couples who are having to deal with this. What a mess.


~C

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Tue, 12-21-2004 - 10:36am

I fear the same Courtney.

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Registered: 10-08-2003
Tue, 12-21-2004 - 11:06am

>>>I am afraid that it is a move on the part of the federal government to incense the straight population and bring them to the side of anti-gay marriage.<<<


I had the same thought. And they have really played their hand perfectly. When things go wrong, people always want someone to blame for it. And the government has pointed to marriage for gays as being to blame for this.


~C

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Registered: 02-15-2004
Tue, 12-21-2004 - 11:14am

Will this create a backlash? No, I think it's karma in action. Or more sympathy and support for the gay marriage movement?

Well, I look at it this way, now they know how it feels to be discriminated against, so I would say support. Then what woud Bushhead do? He would be snatched off of Life magazine in a heartbeat, and all of the clergy(the opposing side) would be sooooooo embarrassed, because of the nasty reaction they would get from their parishoners. I'm telling ya, it's coming!

 


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Sebastian


 


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Registered: 03-21-2003
Tue, 12-21-2004 - 1:40pm
Since the government seems to want to rule the world, Why dont they just make ALL Marriages Illegal then they dont have to pay Anyone anything and we can all live in one big commune and do what we like?

*hugs ~ Caly

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Registered: 10-08-2003
Tue, 12-21-2004 - 1:45pm

LOL! Good answer Caly! I like that idea.


~C

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Registered: 04-22-2003
Tue, 12-21-2004 - 10:53pm
My partner and I are one of the gay couples married in New Paltz...and I for one am glad the heterosexual couples are being treated equal in this case.
Nora
 
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Tue, 12-21-2004 - 11:03pm

Hi Nora.

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Registered: 09-29-2003
Wed, 12-22-2004 - 2:29am
Well if it causes any backlash or problems for Gays,then won't be any thing new right?.. But I can't see why hetero's would be so silly.. Wait a

 C  >^. A .

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Registered: 10-01-2003
Wed, 12-22-2004 - 2:50am

Okay, so I'm going to be a really big snot here...


I thought this was funny, as in if I didn't laugh, I'd cry;

 

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