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paradise fears — same love.

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Paradise Fears — Same Love

When I was in the third grade I thought that I was gay
‘Cause I could draw, my uncle was, and I kept my room straight
I told my mom tears rushing down my face
She’s like “Sam you’ve loved girls since before pre-k,”
Yeah, I guess she had a point, didn’t she?
Bunch of stereotypes all in my head
I remember doing the math like, “Yeah, I’m good at little league”
A preconceived idea of what it all meant
For those that liked the same sex
Had the characteristics
The right wing conservatives think it’s a decision
And you can be cured with some treatment and religion
Man made rewiring of a predisposition
Playing god, aw nah here we go
America the brave still fears what we don’t know
And god loves all his children, is somehow forgotten
But we paraphrase a book written thirty-five-hundred years ago
I don’t know

And I can’t change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
And I can’t change
Even if I try
Even if I wanted to
My love
My love
My love
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm

Ask yourself, what kind of person do you wanna be
And how many commandments are gonna rule how you think
And do we really mean it, when we say he loves us all?
And do we really believe it when they say that we’re created equal?
Well of course I do, I’m not a racist or an asshole
Yet we can treat them less if their love is homosexual?
Well rules are rules and the bible’s pretty clear here
Yeah we know, we get it, but we don’t live by procedure
We decide what’s right by what’s right, not what’s written
We evolve past our outdated norms and dispositions
We don’t exclude people based on footnotes of exodus
Like my friend Haley who loves both of her dads
You want to tell her their love is different?
You want to make that distinction?
You want to tell her that this beautiful and limitless thing that we call love
Has rules and a proper way to do it
And that their love is less love because an old book don’t approve it?
I guess here’s how I see it
You got a heart beat like mine
Probably get that same feeling when your fingers intertwine
Well mi love es su love. Same heart. Same love
About time we raise up same sex

Love is patient
Love is kind
Love is patient
Love is kind

And I can’t change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
My love
My love
My love
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm

Press play, don’t press pause
Progress, march on
With the veil over our eyes
We turn our backs to the cause
Till the day that my uncles can be united by law
When kids are walking ‘round the hallway plagued by pain in their heart
A world so hateful some would rather die than be who they are
And a certificate on paper isn’t gonna change it all
But it’s a damn good place to start
So it’s time that we stand without a doubt or concession
Rather than sitting here gridlocked in oppression
We all raise our voices, til they’re too loud to ignore
Singing songs of acceptance
Thank you, Macklemore

And I can’t change
Even if I tried
Even if I wanted to
And I can’t change
Even if I try
Even if I wanted to
My love
My love
My love
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm
She keeps me warm

(I‘m not crying on Sundays)
Love is patient
(I‘m not crying on Sundays)
Love is kind
(I‘m not crying on Sundays)
Love is patient
(I‘m not crying on Sundays)
Love is kind
Love is patient
Love is kind

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marriage equality :: today is another battle in a long war.

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marriage equality

The Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday morning on the meaning of marriage.

Two California couples challenging Proposition 8, the state’s ban on same-sex marriage, say it excludes gay and lesbian couples from an institution with a deep and distinctive meaning and thus violates the Constitution’s guarantee of equal protection.

Defenders of the ban say that states should be able to work out for themselves whether to permit same-sex marriage. The Constitution is silent on the question, they say, and the court should not intervene in the vigorous debate playing out across the nation.

Nine states and the District of Columbia allow gay and lesbian couples to marry. Polls show that a majority of Americans support same-sex marriage, suggesting that further gains are likely in state legislatures and at the ballot box.

The trends lend support to both sides. The ban’s challengers ask the court to provide leadership in cementing victories in what they call the civil rights issue of the day. Its defenders counter that the increase in the number of states that allow same-sex marriage shows that the democratic process is working and that the court should not interfere.

The case, Hollingsworth v. Perry, No. 12-144, was filed in 2009 by Theodore B. Olson and David Boies, two lawyers who were on opposite sides in the Supreme Court’s decision in Bush v. Gore, which settled the 2000 presidential election. They argued that California voters had violated the federal Constitution the previous year when they approved Proposition 8, overriding a decision of the state’s Supreme Court allowing same-sex marriages. [READ MORE]

in response to the call for white student unions.

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white pride, worldwideYesterday, I read an article posted on The Raw Story about a young, white, male college student who felt angered and disenfranchised by the non-existance of white student unions on his college campus.

It is important to highlight that Towson University, the institution where this young man is working to earn his degree, is 68% white. According to data pulled by Forbes, as of the 2010-2011 academic year, the next largest racial demographic is African-American, at a staggering 13%.

I am not sure how, but young Matthew Heimbach believes that “white culture is dying” and wonders why all other demographics (i.e. Jews, African-Americans, Hispanics) are encouraged to develop student unions, but whites are not afforded that same encouragement.

Well, Mr. Heimbach, there’s no real short answer to the question of why white students don’t have student unions on college campuses. Similarly, there’s no easy answer as to why the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) is viewed as a progressive Civil Rights organization, whereas the National Association for the Advancement of White People (NAAWP) is seen as bigoted, ignorant, and just downright comical (to those of us who’ve picked up a history book in the last 50 years).

Given the brevity of this topic, I will try to state my points directly, while citing statistical/historical proof where applicable, as well as inviting discussion. Please feel free to comment, however keep your comments within the bounds of civility. No hate speech, and the such. [READ MORE]