I know elections is all finished up but some people don't think Prop 8 is over. I just thought this view from Elton John is some good information about the difference between marriage and civil partnerships.
Elton John: Heterosexual Couples Have Marriage, Same-Sex Couples Have Civil Partnerships
USA Today published an article yesterday in which Sir Elton John spoke about his position on Proposition 8. John clarified his position on Prop 8 while attending the annual benefit for the Elton John AIDS Foundation. He was accompanied by his longtime partner David Furnish, whom he joined in a civil union in 2005. John was quoted as saying, "We're not married. Let's get that right. We have a civil partnership. What is wrong with Proposition 8 is that they went for marriage. Marriage is going to put a lot of people off, the word marriage."
John went on to emphasize that civil unions grant same-sex couples the same rights afforded to married heterosexual couples. He stated, "I don't want to be married. I'm very happy with a civil partnership. If gay people want to get married, or get together, they should have a civil partnership…the word marriage, I think, puts a lot of people off. You get the same equal rights that we do when we have a civil partnership. Heterosexual people get married. We can have civil partnerships."
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Hmmm... very interesting. I'm not even a big fan of elton john but I think his comment reflects a lot of what the "yes on 8" people think. Thanks for sharing.
Interesting. Yeah, not a huge fan of his, but it is iteresting to see what someone who is "out of the closet" but NOT living in CA thinks about all this.
Kent calls Elton John "the greatest guy man alive!" Funny right?
Anyway, I couldn't believe that he would reaffirm what the Yes on 8 folks have been saying. I bet he's getting a lot of angry hate mail from people in the gay community.
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