“This bill is worse than I thought,” said the advocate. “Now that I’ve read it, it would do more damage than the bill summary led me to believe.”
“A bad bill is better for us,” I replied. “It will be easier to defeat than one that makes only minor changes to the existing law.”
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For me, gay marriage is a civil rights issue.
The comparison between civil rights for African Americans and gays was debated at today’s bill hearing.
I googled this quote from Julian Bond, chair of the NAACP, when he testified for a bill to legalize gay marriage in New Jersey and read it to my committee.
“When I’m asked if gay rights are civil rights, my answer is always: ‘Of course they are.’
I close where I began by asking you to cast an affirmative vote when this legislation comes before you. You’ll be standing for right, and on the right side of history.”
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