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My family was really into gay marriage rights in Massachusetts back in 2000~2006 (i.e. until it passed, and all attempts to overturn it were crushed), so I don't really have much respect for people who endlessly complain about injustice but don't try to do anything. My father worked for 2-3 hours phone-banking every Tuesday night for years, my mother less frequently, and sometimes I mailed some letters (I was 6-12, so sue me). I was basically the mascot for the main Massequality brach, about a 5 minute walk from the state house We all went to every constitutional convention. After every vote, my dad and I would tour the state house and give bags of candy to people who supported the cause. The number of votes pro gay marriage in the MA legislature started at 33, and in just four years went to over 150. I don't know if it had anything to do with privilege, and I know we came in at the tail end of a decades-long campaign, but it still makes me think that anyone saying the only possible solution is violent revolution is just wrong.
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hepatizon posted:I had a recent discussion with a good friend about whether gay marriage legalization was a good thing for the country. She posited it was morally neutral at best because the movement didn't do enough for trans rights, and several Occupy-affiliated people agreed. That's a bit silly. If that's the standard, we shouldn't do anything for anyone. Trans-issues are admittedly harder to address, because so much of it social instead of political, and there's nowhere near the number of transgender people as there are gays and lesbians.
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