not sure if you're a boy or a girl

I was talking to Emma the other day about gay marriage, and how it should be allowed for as long as there’s straight marriage. If I decided I was going to marry a girl right now, I couldn’t. Well, I could because I’m in Massachusetts, but DOMA would prevent that from being recognised federally, even though I’d be straight. At the same time, if I married a guy, it would be legal by the federal government’s standards. Confused yet? I am.

While I’ve been closely following the proposition 8 trial, I’m actually not a supporter of the institution of marriage. I think we should abolish marriage as recognised the state and make it a purely social institution. Everything would work out better that way. If you think about it, think about it. Legal marriage is really fucked up. If I were dying in the hospital in an “immediate family only” situation, some of the people I care about the most would not necessarily be allowed to see me. Not that they’d want to—I’m a miserable person to deal with when I’m sick, but that’s beside the point. The point is, “family” isn’t necessarily limited to your spouse and blood relations. I may never marry. That doesn’t mean my parents are the only people that close to me. Marriage or not, Family should be a sentiment, not a rigidly defined state of being.

By the way, I figured my categories needed a bit of improvement. Opinions on the change?