Journal pudge's Journal: Anti-Gay Rights Referendum Failed 4
They need more signatures than they got. It's hard to fathom why, since it seemed like it should have been easy. Maybe they took it too much for granted?
Regardless, it will likely get on the ballot eventually, and as long as it is marketed properly, it will succeed. As of today, in Washington state, gays have more special rights in employment and housing than any other group of people, except for perhaps the disabled.
The first problem is that there's no significant incidences of actual discrimination in the state that warrants special protection. We reserve special protection for groups of people where there is a demonstrated need, and it is very limited: race/ethnicity/nationality, religion, gender, age, disability. I think that's about it. There have been significant problems with all of these in our history.
Where's the problem with homosexuals? Where in Washington are people refused housing or jobs because they are gay? When did this happen? It's not happening. It's a fraud. It's only going to create more opportunities for lawsuits.
Why not special protection for fat and ugly people? They are discriminated against far more than homosexuals in Washington, and no, I am not remotely kidding. It's quite obviously true.
And, of course, worst of all is the fact that this new law protects the expression of your "gender identity," a privilege that no other protected class of people gets. And there's no limits on the protection. I cannot fire for a gay waiter for wearing a dildo around his neck and calling everyone "bitch," if he can convince a judge that this is an "expression" of his "gender identity." You may think I'm being stupid, but the law says it, so don't blame me.
"special rights" (Score:2)
In any case, if there isn't any discrimination, there shouldn't be any lawsuits, right?
Re:"special rights" (Score:2)
In any case, if there isn't any discrimination, there shouldn't be any lawsuits, right?
Oh my, now that's wishful thinking about our citizens' abilities to mitigate their litigation. :)
I'm pretty much jaded enough to say that in America, if there's a law, someone will try to milk it, regardless of circumstances.
Asking "since when is equality special" sounds like a paradox to me. A group gets special protections, but they're supposed to make them equal, but the other groups aren't protected, so ...
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Re:"special rights" (Score:2)
It's not. This is not about equality, but special rights.
What I am saying is non-controversial. It's perfectly true. If this were about equality, then I would be allowed to discriminate against gays in housing and empoyment, since I am allowed to discriminate against fat people, against ugly people, against short people, against tall people, against dumb people, against brilliant people, against people who didn't graduate from college, against people who didn't graduate fro
Unhappy people (Score:2)
These rights do not existed anywhere in the world for eons, not the British, Ottoman, Romans, Greek nor Byzantine empire. And certainly not during the Hun's expansive days.
If you were disabled, you HAD to work hard for this... To make a living and coexist with society. One grows into these societal limitations and make the best of it.