From a “queer traditional marriage activist”
CommentsI recently received the following E-mail:
Thank you very much for your work. Far too often the defense of marriage as a union between a man and a woman has been associated with homophobia. It is refreshing to see an openly LGBT person of faith argue that same-sex marriage is not a boon for gays or straights. It is especially outstanding to see someone speak prophetically about the problems of the socially marginalized members of our community, especially in prisons. You are a real son of Moses and Isaiah.
We’re in somewhat similar situations. I am a bisexual (Kinsey 2 or 3) person of faith. I’m in the junior reaches of academia, and am doing research in gender studies and intellectual history. I am working on translating my academic knowledge into something useful for popular debate.
Anyway, I hope this doesn’t sound like a strange email, but sometimes we end up in “queer” situations.
As I understand it, David, you are opposed to homosexual marriage because it infringes the rights of religious people. However, if you look at it from the other perspective, religious objections to gay marriage infringe the rights of gay people. I don’t know what the answer is to such a dilemma. What _does_ a judiciary do when deciding between a conflict of rights?
interesting tidbit from cyberspace. . .“Nobody asked me to leave [the company] because of my column,” Bianco said in an interview at that time. “But the fact that I no longer consider myself gay meant I was uncomfortable having gay journalism be my life’s work. “I believe that within a couple years I’m probably going to be married with a growing family, God willing,” he said. In another recent “Over the Rainbow” column, Bianco denounced gays and lesbians who have babies, calling them “selfish” for purposefully depriving offspring of a mother or father. in an interview with Rex Wockner back in 2003.
David you continue: If I come to the conclusion that it’s (the no-sex with men) oppressive and doesn’t work for me and leads to misery, I’m a smart, free individual, and I can make a different decision… I’m retaining the right to change my mind later.