Gay Arizona Group May Launch Amendment Drive To Ban Same-Sex Marriage

[davidinalameda]

http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/06/062005arizona.htm

yeah, I was confused at first as well

In a bold move a gay rights group has organized to consider a drive to collect enough signatures to place a measure on the ballot to ban same-sex marriage but allow civil unions.

The aim is to provide an alternative to a proposed amendment already heading to voters to ban both marriage and any form of recognition of gay and lesbian couples.

The project is the being organized by a coalition formed by Steve May the former co-chairman of the Arizona Human Rights Fund.

[sui generis]

1. Massachusetts. /nt

[orion9941]

2. Argh!!!!!!!!!

Okay as a gay man this pisses me off! I can understand why they are doing this though. They probably think that they at least have a snowballs chance with civil unions verses marriage with the voters. But the problem with civil unions and gays is that it still leaves us as a second class citizen. In other words, your not good or holy or Christian enough to be married, but your okay enough to get a civil union. Civil unions do not leave gay people as equals with the rest of the country.

[Boomer]

3. More specifically....

Civil unions do not provide the same range of benefits and protections as a marriage.

[renaissanceguy]

4. While I don't believe in separate but 'equal'...

I must say that, temporarily, this could work out in our favor. One day a federal court will strike down all bans on same sex marriage, but until then, if it's civil unions or nothing, I'll take civil unions as I press for full equality.