Current Events

The current controversy of so called same-sex marriage is in the news a lot, and for good reason. As a writer, I pay attention to current events, news and commentary, social proceedings, political contests and the like. As an American, and a veteran with more than thirty years service in the military, I have strong opinions about various issues, particularly those American ideals I wore a uniform defending all those years. The ability to marry the person of one’s choosing is one of those issues. To me, America is not a country; America is an idea. It’s the idea that we are indeed, ‘created equal.’ It’s an idea that we all have equal rights: life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness. It’s an idea that relies on the concept of ALL. In America we don’t make exceptions. We don’t say “…liberty and justice for some.” We say “…liberty and justice for all.” There’s no wiggle room in ALL. Human rights groups such as HRC, ACLU, Family Equality Council, Freedom to Marry and many others work for these rights.
Just so, I swore to defend that idea. In uniform, I defended a country, an idea, where ALL means ALL, no exceptions. Those words mean America to me. In keeping with that idea, we in America must understand that equal protection extends to us all. And that means for civil marriage equality as well. Join me on May 9th for S.A.M.E. Day, national Straight Allies for Marriage Equality Day. It’s time our LGBT friends, family and neighbors have the right to marry the person they love.

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