challenge heteronormativity

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWWAnitUCw4&eurl=http://blog.christianitytoday.com/ctpolitics/2009/01/gay_bishop_kick.html

http://www.queereyecandy.com/archives/

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Seriously, five hundred and fifteen! Check out Project 515: http://project515.org/ Their work is a wake up call for any of you who think that discrimination against queer, transgender, bisexual, gay or lesbian folks is a thing of the past. It isn’t, even here in liberal Minnesota, where we have some of the best legal protection in the country.

I personally don’t want to get married for the sake of getting married. I would be happy with a civil union that would allow me and my partner equal legal protections and rights as mixed sex or heterosexual couples. One thing to watch for in the anti-gay marriage bills being proposed around the country is that some of them outlaw civil unions. Some of them make it impossible for one to grant medical power of attorney to same sex partners. Those bills are insidious and very, very scary.

I would like to see us create a civil, legal domestic partnership option for both same sex couples AND mixed sex couples that is completely separate from all the moral (and moralistic), historical, cultural, and religious baggage that is attached to marriage as an institution. For queer people who do choose to get married, I hope they can recreate it anew, as something empowering, proud, bold, intentional and honest.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteronormativity