MinnPost discusses the unique difficulties in legalizing gay marriage in Minnesota: “We’re all about marriage equality,” said Phil Duran, staff attorney for Outfront Minnesota, an organization that pushes for rights for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people. “But litigation is NOT a good idea at this time. I find this personally frustrating. I went to law school because I wanted to rattle cages, but …”
When couples who want to go to court to win the right to marry come to Outfront, they’re told, “Not yet.”
13 Reader Comments
1:24 pm
I suspect the gay agenda is too busy with dog park play dates and too full from brunch to take its rightful slice of the equality pie.
Black Americans like my father did not win their rights in a day, either, but coming from where they did, they didn’t waste time with a napkin.
2:12 pm
Actually we are much too busy recruiting your college aged children. It’s a fairly easy sell. The societal drawbacks are offset by the bi-yearly vacations to Fire Island and Ibiza, Miami White Parties, top shelf liquor and toy group sized dogs.
2:20 pm
What kind of stationary is the Gay Agenda printed on and is it scented?
2:42 pm
@champs
Wow – what an ignorant and insulting comment – thank you for pointing how much of an idiot you are…
2:56 pm
I went to brunch yesterday. Does that mean I’m now gay??
2:59 pm
Gay for brunch.
I myself am gay for late-night snacks.
3:00 pm
mb, only if you made out with a chick between courses.
3:00 pm
Flaming! Please report to the nearest homosexual to complete your indoctrination and pick up your lapdog and copy of the Ab Fab complete series box set.
3:09 pm
There was a lot of hugging between the chick and I, but no tongue.
Dougie- I already love AbFab… do I have to come out to my husband and in-laws on Thanksgiving?
Max is gay for anything that has legs, involves cheese or grote.
3:18 pm
I would wait for Christmas. Better to completely wreck a bigger holiday. A former BF came out to his family on Apple Butter Day (He was from Southern Illinois) and completely wrecked the tradition going forward.
3:33 pm
I can see both sides of the argument for legislation vs litigation. The proponents of legislation make the completely legitimate argument that we have legal precedent working against us in Minnesota. The proponents of litigation want to stop fartin’ around and make something happen.
I honestly don’t know which is the better way to go, but work is happening on both of those fronts.
4:32 pm
I didn’t read the article as litigation vs. legislation: Outfront MN and a couple other gay rights groups don’t appear to support either tack on this issue out of fear of backlash.
But since when do a few activists get to speak for the entire GLBT community? And what about all the people that ARE active on this issue?
There seems to be a historical momentum factor that the cautious are missing.
6:48 pm
As I’ve said numerous times before, the reason the established gay activist community doesn’t want to go the litigation route is that it gives them no power or influence. And… Gay for brunch.
As I’ve said numerous times before, brunch is stupid. Eat breakfast or eat lunch, just make up your GODDAMN MIND. I eat both. Separately.