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A look at some of this site's recent coverage on the topic of same-sex marriage.

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Friday, November 14, 2008

Last month, the state of Connecticut overturned its ban on same-sex marriages, and earlier this week, gay marriage officially became legal for Connecticut residents.  Though gay marriage advocates have achieved major victories in the past few months, the debate over same-sex marriage in our state is nowhere near finished.

Here is a look at some of our recent coverage on the topic of gay marriage, from this website as well as our sister sites.

Feel free to comment on the topic below.

 

Same-Sex Marriage Legal!!!! CT Supreme Court Rules Ban Unconstitutional
The announcement of Connecticut's historic ruling
By Andy Bromage
From The Daily Advocate Blog, 10/10/08

Gay Marriage 101
As of November 12, same-sex couples can start getting married in Connecticut, but there's some fine print to read first
By Justin Kloczko
From The Hartford Advocate, 11/6/08

Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes
In the wake of the state supreme court decision, Gov. Rell thinks a majority opposes same-sex marriage. Others disagree.
By Justin Kloczko
From The Hartford Advocate, 10/16/08

Be Here, Be Queer
Recent events notwithstanding, the rest of the country's not far behind Connecticut
By Christopher Arnott
From The New Haven Advocate, 11/15/08

The Conjugal Constitution
Celebrating Connecticut's gay marriage decision
By Chris Arnott
From The Fairfield Weekly, 10/16/08

A Letter to the Editor Regarding Our Article, "The Conjugal Constitution" (3rd one down)

The Gay Delay
Why the Connecticut Supreme Court might be taking so long deciding a gay marriage case
By Andy Bromage
From The Hartford Advocate, 8/28/08

Pandora's Ballot Box
Why voting 'yes' on the constitution question could let the conservative monster out of the cage
By Andy Bromage
From The New Haven Advocate, 10/30/08

Roadblocks to the Altar
The process for same-sex couples to marry in Connecticut has a few legal complications
By Dave Bonan
From The New Haven Advocate, 11/8/08

Altared State
Why can't Dems legalize same-sex marriage?
By Andy Bromage
From The Fairfield Weekly, 10/9/08

 

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CT gay marriage law is to institutionalize people from their God given equal rights to be able to create their own children biologically and equally with the same set of parents, as humans have since the beginning of time. The liberty that our U.S. Constitution protects all of us with, is not to be denied these rights, even by choice, nor to be forced to seek alternatives method to create children. Gay marriage enslaves, imprisons and denies couples from their natural born rights and is inhuman. When the Texas Supreme court ruled that no court should interfer or intrude on the private consenual sexual behavior of people, it was understood two ways. The gay community exploded into publicly announcing who they were and the rest understood that courts could not rule or make laws based on such a topic. Yet, some states can't reason why not. One can not alienate themselves from natural law, God given rights or our constitution that we are created equal or the reason why the marrigae act was first institutionalized. All was not based on emotional or sexual reasons, but by the vast majority of male and females creating a new human life called a baby or child and to protect that life. The vast majority of people are born from a biological parent, not adopted, sperm banks, test tubes or surrogate mothers. Gay people are either male or female, like everyone else. Why would the State of CT need a new marriage law to be enforced when this marriage is based on private consensual sexual behavior and not our U.S. Constitutional law of human dignity and all being created equal. A child created by a paid sperm, test tube, pretend temporay mother and no knowing where they get their genetic traits is inhuman and cruel. Even dogs have recognized lineage. Gay people do not have any special feelings that other folks don't have as far a love and emotions. That difference is having sex with that samesex person, which courts should not base as a reason.
Posted by burban on 11.15.08 at 6.56
In an attempt not to sound like a complete bigot, you come off as both a far left and far right nutjob. I'm sure you spent a lot of time reasoning this response out, but seriously, you don't make a lick of actual sense. Well done
Posted by rizzla on 11.17.08 at 16.02
Buck Chips Honda, I
227 Main Street
Apt. # 2`East Hartford CT 06118

Dear Editor,

This is my Take on Gay Marriage that the State of Connecticut, State Supreme Court made it legal in CT. for couples of the same sex to wed, Well here is my take on this-from both sides-using me as a real life example.

Also, I use MY BIRTH/HOMETOWN OF the City of Hartford, CT. as it exemplifies what is happing to this city when the family has been removed(decimated), with Gay Marriage this will effectively obliterate the family as we know it today-cease to exist, which will result in the crumbling of society-AND IT IS SHOWING HERE IN HARTFORD, CT..

FIRST AND FOREMOST (I`M FOR THE FAMILY-AND THAT COMES FROM ONE WHO WAS DENIED ONE SEVERAL TIMES OVER, I HAVE NEVER MARRIED, NOR HAVE FATHERED ANY CHILDREN, I`M SINGLE. THE FAMILY MUST BE RETURNED, AND RESTORE TO FULL CAPACITY---AND PUTTING THE FATHER BACK IN THE FAMILY, AS THE HEAD THEREOF, WHICH IS ALSO THE HUSBAND TO HIS WIFE, AND A DAD TO HIS CHILDREN. THE FATHER IS THE PROVIDER, GUIDER, AND PROTECTOR OF HIS HOUSE, WHO IS THE HEAD, AUTHORITARIAN, AND DISCIPLINARIAN OF HIS HOUSE, AND CHILDREN. WHEN THE ROD OF CORRECTION WAS TAKEN FROM HIS HAND, AND HE REMOVED FROM THE HOUSE-THE FAMILY FALL INTO RUIN, AND THUS FAILED---US ALL. THE When the family unit was destroyed, the city was decimated, because love was removed from the equation of life-esp. the family which is central to all things, under the realm of God. So when the family ended, your neighbor left also, as did the neighborhood, and what has taken its place are areas called the hood,because love is no more. What has risen up in its place is this:

Instead is a wild west,with crime ridden streets. The people here are the worst I that I ever seen,extremely bad attitudes, coldest, cruelest, most selfish, greedy undesirables, its a me first attitude, and I`ll kill you if you have something to say about it.(many here carry knifes, and razors blades) The shootings here are so bad, that I refer to some ares of the city as shooting galleries, Also the lazy-homeless that are homeless by their own choice, as they refuse to pay for anything, and get all they can from shelters, social services, and even the jails(they use that to further their plight). They know how long stays are at shelters, and they can go back to the trough and sponge off the good people, tax pays .Ex offenders turned shelters into a prison like environment. I have seen feeding frenzies the likes of which belong to animals-feed the pigeons and you`ll see what it is I`m talking about, and therefore this city, social services, courts, police, shelters band together and put a stop to this selfishness once and for all, and these people,and their activities will go..

A man loving a man,(very strongly) and showing that affection through, kiss, touch, caress, and humping his thigh even fully clothed isn`t a problem.(it appears to be anal sex that the bible frowns on).

Have I ever had a relationship with a man, yes I lived with him for 2 years too.

A hot hunk built like a football player/wrestler blond hair, blue eyes, apx. 225-250 lbs, very smooth skin, and I humped those smooth thighs of his. Humped him while he wore skin tight leathers, naked, in the shower, bath tub out side, in bed and on my bike(A GOLD WING), he too loved rubbing it on the seat. He looked good in my leathers, and helmet, and we were into the same stuff, outdoors, camping, riding my motorcycle, traveling, then life took him else were, and that was that.

The last guy I humped(his thighs) was of a similar description as my former lover mentioned above, and that was on the fly, and over 3 years ago.

It is the marrying, and worse when there are children involved that the problem lies.

The Bible, while I try to live by the KJV Bible, a very disturbing thing has been happing:

1], There are a multitude of bibles out there, with just one word changed in any passage, takes on an entirely different meaning.

2], And old faithful (KJV) too is subject to it`s original meaning, and such.

3], And it is in the Bible that there were several books therein, that were stolen, and lost, and therefore the bible is incomplete-.

4], I believe in God, and use a Bible as a guide (KJV), yet I do not feel guilty when humping thighs of man or a vinyl seat on a motorcycle.

So with that said, on with this;

I`m bi(with guys being humped-their thighs-thigh humping and humping in general kept me out of real trouble, protected the family, and kept me safe, and there is truth to masturbating(humping) that it relieves tension, sexual tension that is).

Some where in the Bible I read that thighs are the symbol of strength, and thighs are symbol of pleasure, and I love to rub it on the thighs of men.

The bible makes no mention of masturbation which humping is (French call it frottage which is rubbing).

and that if you get it(semen-aka cum)on leathers, saddles, and your self, it basically says to clean it up.

So about my self:

At a very early age, and I do mean very early age I learned how it worked-without anyone showing or telling me anything-and that may have been the biggest help here, plus no books, magazines, movies were around to show me either, I would learn for myself.

I rubbed it on those very shiny vinyl bicycle banana seats, a very smooth, and shiny saddle of a fiber glass horse(the kind that was mounted to a spring steel metal support,(the rocking motion really helped here), real cars, corvette bodies, snowmobile seat, and motorcycle seats, and I had the hots for thighs too, and humped them as well.

Even back then I would learn about leathers, like racing leathers, race suits, touring leathers, vinyl,like jackets, rain coats, car seats rubber boots, and rain wear, smooth plastic, like helmets, large toy cars, sun glasses and such.

Then I would learn about fetishes, like cars, motorcycles, spandex(cyclists thighs) leathers, vinyl, rubber, latex, helmets, du rags (this one was much later in life-and a shiny du rag is hot when humping a hunk`s thigh. uniforms.

...and fantasy too... humping guys thighs in gear, wrestlers, football players, athletes, cyclist, bikers, bat man, and robin, and the Bat mobile, Bat cycle, Bat plane, Speed Racer, and the Mach 5, Knight Rider, and Kit. One fantasy came true, and that was humping a real, and very sexy, and shiny airplane.

This really took off when I would see motorcycle cops. With or without a cape, the helmet, leather jacket, boots, the bike, and their builds(body), and those shiny helmets, with their sun glasses a real turn on with me, I like to see them in skin tight leathers, vinyl, or rubber authentic uniforms, and in the summer, skin tight black, or dark blue pouch pants, power thighs that are smooth, with a natural shine to the skin, black shiny boots, pvc vest worn over a white tee shirt, sun glasses, shiny police helmet(shorty) , for me, my real life super heroes--and then came bicycle cops in shorts

I love to rub it on the smooth skin of their thighs, the leathers, and the soft, and smooth, shiny vinyl seats of motorcycles. The closest that I ever came to this is humping guys who rode motorcycles, and wore the gear(which ranged from skin tight leathers, vinyl , and rubber uniforms. And those muscular thighs with their ever so smooth skin(hump many a thighs that fit that description.



I have humped many a motorcycle seats,like gold wings((owned several-one was a an early 80s model with a seat to die for, humped it like mad), kawasaki, 900/1000/ltds Suzuki GS 1400, AND HAVE HUMPED JUST THE SEAT IT SELF IN BED,THE SHOWER,AND THE BEST A BATH TUB OF HOT AND SOAPY WATER-vinyl is a rubber like, very smooth, and shiny,. Cars got it too when I was a kid mustangs got humped a lot,a Porsche as did the plastic/fiberglass bodies of vets. Fork lifts seats, snowmobiles dirt bikes---working in the shops really helped my humping a lot. leathers got it too,as did helmets. Yes I had a hot hunk blue eyes,blond hair smooth skin(thighs got it the most)humped him in and out of my skin tight leathers,and he would like it when I was humping him bent over my gold wing as he too loved the soft,and smooth vinyl as he rubbed it, and siding on that seat, till he got off on it.

I have humped a bike like it was being raped, I squirted the extremely shiny seat with baby oil, which is very slippery. I laid the bike down, a gold wing it was. got completely naked, and up on the bike and humped that smooth, and very slick seat. The bike had case guards around the engine, and got the bike rocking. I was like the bike was trying to get away,and I said oh no you don`t humping, and rocking her harder, and harder until I blew my load all over that shiny seat.

When I was a child, I couldn't`t keep it off a girls thigh either, and they love to rub it on bicycle seats. my legs,and a very large very smooth, and shiny black plastic jet, she loved the nose, and I humped its body, big enough to get on, and strong enough to hold my weight, we did it not knowing what it was all about, only that it felt good.

Dreamed of humping Wonder Woman`s thighs, bat girl, and her bike, rubber woman, as I grew older, I drifted away from humping woman, and later found out that it was a good that it happened that way.

As for humping a woman`s thigh today, sure, I would tell her that I`m bi, and ask if she is spoken for, yet I don`t go looking, but at the same time, I would love to have a woman, built like wonder woman, who likes her thighs to be humped rather then intercourse, and is bi too, she`ll better understand, and relate to me and where I`m coming from, and is in to the same things that I`m into too.

Marriage is a Sacred, and Holy Place/thing, between a man, and a woman, and of these two people, their children be of,for the marriage certificate, is also a certificate of authenticity of the children thereof, that they are the real, and genuine article, which is recipicated in their birth certificates too.

For Happy is the man that hath his quiver full of them, and a happy home is a disciplined child

For me, family did not happened, it was instead obliterated before I came into the world,, one ran out and dies, the other abandons me., and is dead also, I believe that I`m here because of they were ignorant to abortion. Family then was in trouble, it has gotten worse now.

I was in and out of several different foster homes till I aged out of the system, of which I was subjected to extreme acts of physical abuse, and denied all things good.

Entered into a world/life of nothingness, lived a life of nothingness, and aged out of a failed system into a future of nothingness, I`m living proof of what happens when a family is denied.

I MUST MAKE CLEAR THAT I DON`T WANT WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN, just stating the following for example---I lost, and can never recover it are things like ancestry, heritage, roots, linage, family crest/ coat of arms, in life are the things like where born, community, neighborhood, schools, churches, youth, adolescents, where raised, grew up, and what done in life with respect to following the foot steps of ones dad, military, and the legacy left behind after passing...for had I been reared up in all matters of right, and properness, I would have long been married, and reared up several children in all matters of right and properness also.

Today, I`m a middle age failure, a poor and impoverished nobody, who is not much to look at either.

I`m a defender of the family, whereby I protect, defend, and preserve the family from extinction---IF THE FAMILY GOES---WE`VE HAD IT.

Yet, should a hot hunk wearing the gear, has the toys, offer me a good time, I will be a humping his thighs, leathers and his motorcycle, in short---Humping the thighs of men, always, and forevermore.

Sincerely,

Buck Chips Honda, I

D.O.B. 07/04/1956



Posted by Buck Chips Honda, I on 11.19.08 at 7.44
Okay, I am just now reading this and I want to respond to the first poster who goes on and on talking about having children in alternative ways and calls them inhumane and cruel and states basically that dogs are better. I wonder, is that just your take on gay and lesbian people using sperm banks and test tubes? How about a woman that cannot have children? Do you feel the same way about her kids if she has to have IVF in order to get pregnant?

Marriage is not solely about children. I know quite a few married couples that do not have children - by choice. Your post is so close minded I don't even know how you can look at yourself in the mirror.
Posted by Caprease on 1.29.09 at 12.07
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