Nathan Exposed » I Want More

You can call me crazy, call me greedy, call me selfish. But I want more from a President.

I want a President who will say “I support gay marriage.”

And I’m a bit disappointed that it will be at least 2012 before the opportunity arises to hear that.

During tonight’s debate with Obama and McCain, they both expressed their belief that “marriage is between a man and a woman.” (I hate that phrase, it makes me sick to my stomach.)

This is nothing new. Both candidates have been very open about this, so there were no surprises.

But it just bugs me that Obama won’t support it. To his credit, he does support gay couples having the same rights as straight couples. And if states choose to legalize gay marriage, he will not fight it and he will not try to ban it. So at least that’s a positive thing.

I just can’t help wanting a little bit more. I want someone to have the balls to stand up there and say “Hey, all gay people should be able to get married.”

I recall a statement Ellen Degeneres made earlier this year when interviewing McCain. I don’t have the exact quote, but she said something along the lines of “Even though we’re both Americans, it feels like I’m on one side of the room and you’re on the other, and you’re saying I can’t come over to your side. It feels like you’re singling me out and won’t let me have all the rights you have. It just doesn’t seem fair.”

Again, that’s not a direct quote. But that’s exactly how I feel. It seems I pay the same taxes and follow the same laws, yet I can’t have everything America offers.

That’s just my rant. I want more, and that’s all there is to it. But I do believe Obama is a step in the right direction and I guess I’m just going to have to muster up some more patience for other people’s shortcomings.

Sat, Aug 16, 2008 @ 11:31 pm | Filed in Gay | Permalink

6 Comments

I totally agree!

I keep hearing how the institutions of marriage and family must be preserved, and therefore gays should not be allowed to marry.

That’s just loony. What would be MORE supportive of promoting marriage than allowing any 2 legal adults, who love each other and want to commit to each other, to marry?

And—gasp—to have a family together!

Hello! This is not brain surgery, folks!

Oh, wait. Could it be that the “preservation of marriage” mantra is really just code for—oh, no—homophobia?

There are simply no valid reasons to prevent gay marriage.

Posted by irisgirl on Sun, Aug 17, 2008 @ 5:25 pm

I agree with you…like the entry

Posted by thegayte_keeper on Sun, Aug 17, 2008 @ 9:26 pm

I agree. There’s no reason to prevent gay marriage. I heard a comedian once say, “Let them be miserable like the rest of us!”

Srsly, if two people want to be together forever, what does it matter what their sex is? They should be allowed to have a ceremony to celebrate their love.

You know what you never hear about? Gay divorce.

Posted by Brian on Mon, Aug 18, 2008 @ 7:00 am

I get what Obama’s doing, I think. Conservatives own the word “marriage.” So, ok then, marriage can be between a man and a woman. Fine, the word is yours. So to diffuse that argument, let’s have civil unions.

You and I know it’s all the same, but conservatives feel like they won something.

Maybe it’ll work. Still, I want more, too.

Posted by Riverwolf on Mon, Aug 18, 2008 @ 4:14 pm

One would think Obama would know all too well the idiocy of “seperate but equal.”

Posted by VatoDiablo on Mon, Aug 18, 2008 @ 4:20 pm

As much as I agree, and I do, I have to ask….Who do we vote for if none of them support gay marriage? Do we not vote? Pick the lesser of the evils? What’s a girl to do??

Posted by Lewis on Mon, Aug 18, 2008 @ 7:04 pm