Marvin Burroughs Explains in One Paragraph Why Marriage Equality is Imperative.
The Hayward, CA, City Council was debating whether or not to take a stance on Proposition 8. Most of them were very much opposed to the ballot measure, but didn’t feel it was an appropriate item for the city agenda. Then Marvin Burroughs took the floor and spoke briefly and eloquently.
Marvin Burroughs, 72, said his partner of 51 years died of a heart attack in 2005.“Without marriage, I lost his pension, the right to dispose of his body, and my home even with domestic partnership,” he said. “I urge the council to support a no on 8 so that what happened to me won’t happen to anybody else.”
The Hayward City Council has officially voiced it’s opposition to Proposition 8, and is urging residents to vote against it in November.
No matter how much opponents may claim the Colored-Only drinking fountains of the 21st Century known as Domestic Partnerships (or Civil Unions) are adequate, they simply aren’t. They make same-sex couples a permanent second class with fewer rights and protections, and deny us what others take for granted. They are inherently morally and ethically wrong. Only fully equal marriage will do.
Do the right thing. Protect marriage by voting NO on Proposition 8.
