Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Marriage Equality v. Non-Discrimination

I want to congratulate Minnesota which is going to be the 12th state probably sometime today when the governor signs the bill.

However, I think the LGBT first priority should be passing protection from discrimination.
  • In 29 states it is still OK to fire someone because they are gay or lesbian or transgender.
  • In 29 states it is still OK to throw someone out of their apartment because they are gay or lesbian or transgender.
  • In 29 states it is still OK to refuse to serve a person in a restaurant someone because they are gay or lesbian or transgender.
  • In 29 states it is still OK to refuse someone credit because they are gay or lesbian or transgender.
Marriage equality is siphoning off millions of dollars that could be used to help further equality for the LGBT community. When a state gets marriage equality donations dry up to support LGBT organizations.

I think marriage equality is important, but it should not be our #1 goal. Instead let us focus on making sure that we have jobs, a roof over our heads for our family, that we can take our families to an amusement park without the fear of being thrown out of it and let us make sure that we can get a loan to buy a house for our family first.

1 comment:

  1. I agree with you whole-heartedly on this. As pleased as I am when states decide to alter their marriage laws to include same-sex couples, it cannot be the priority as long as it is legal to discriminate against LGBT people in certain states.

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