Buttars’ committee kills first gay-rights bill – Salt Lake Tribune.
It sours me that we continue to view the definition of family in this country as Dad (man), Mom (woman) and the 2.5 children they typically produce. I don’t know about you, but I define my family quite differently. A same-sex partner and a scattering of friends with whom I talk every day comprises “my family.”
While a majority of families that you know live within the traditional definition, how about the families comprised of an elderly grandparent and loving grandson or granddaughter who takes care of him or her? How about the struggling single mom raising three kids on her own due to an absent (or deadbeat) dad? Or what about the two moms down the street that have lived in a relationship for 17 years and are raising two healthy and well-adjusted children?
I know I am beating an old horse here. It’s just that having a new President who is progressively making change only amplifies for me how far behind we remain in civil rights for the LGBT community. I know we have made strides; I also know that I shouldn’t worry too much about setbacks in Utah. I’m just impatient (one of my Capricorn qualities).
Just my daily rant.
Never stop fighting. Like I’ve always said with quitting smoking – “never quit quitting.” At some point, you actually do quit.
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