Feb. 20th, 2004

liv: A woman with a long plait drinks a cup of tea (teapot)
I haven't put up the rainbow banner that's doing the rounds, because I'm not unequivocally pro SSM. Which is not to say that I'm against it, I'm just not sure that it's really the priority of what people who support gay rights should be fighting for. Shoot me if you like, but please at least read the whole of this before you jump to conclusions.

thinking aloud )

Also, because I don't like slogans. They either end up not saying what you actually mean, or being reduced to total truisms. Various people have picked up the problems with the original 'marriage is love' tagline; in particular, much kudos to [livejournal.com profile] redbird for one of the most marvelous and eloquently expressed pieces of pedantry I've come across! Thank you, Redbird, that really brightened my day.

Of all the variants that people have devised, the one that most appeals to me is Asexual reproduction is love (originally via [livejournal.com profile] angelsk, but various others have picked it up). Because the internet needs more cell biology jokes...

Soundbite

Miscellaneous. Eclectic. Random. Perhaps markedly literate, or at least suffering from the compulsion to read any text that presents itself, including cereal boxes.

Top topics

December 2025

S M T W T F S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930 31   

Expand Cut Tags

No cut tags

Subscription Filters