Glenn Greenwald on ending discrimination against same-sex couples" (my opinion, too!)

housingworksbookstore:

“Ending discrimination against same-sex couples is understood as a matter of basic equality, not social progressivism, and it thus commands widespread support. The contrast with the U.S. is quite instructive and depressing.”

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The U.S., Argentina and gay marriage - Glenn Greenwald - Salon.com

I don’t even know why we’re talking about it being a matter of “basic equality” when marriage, itself, is an entirely personal and private matter.  The government has no business sanctioning my relationship with the person I choose to love, regardless of their gender.  If we all framed the argument like this, religion and the government would no longer be in the picture, thus gay marriage no more “legal” or “illegal” than gay friendship.

Seriously—why are we letting the government decide whether our relationships, hetero or homo sexual are legitimate or not?  Have you seen some of the countries the United States government has gotten into bed with??