One of my favorite rock chicks, Melissa Etheridge, spoke out about the recent passing of Prop 8 in California, where she lives with her longtime wife (or girlfriend? BFF? roommate?). Her words are profound, true and heartbreaking.
Okay. So Prop 8 passed. Alright, I get it. 51% of you think that I am a second class citizen. Alright then. So my wife, uh I mean, roommate? Girlfriend? Special lady friend? You are gonna have to help me here because I am not sure what to call her now. Anyways, she and I are not allowed the same right under the state constitution as any other citizen. Okay, so I am taking that to mean I do not have to pay my state taxes because I am not a full citizen. I mean that would just be wrong, to make someone pay taxes and not give them the same rights, sounds sort of like that taxation without representation thing from the history books. To continue reading, click here
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