No Exceptions: Marriage Equality
Written on October 16, 2009 at 11:24 pm, by cct
Equality California
The U.S. Supreme Court tossed out any racially based limitations on marriage in the landmark 1967 Loving v. Virginia case. In the unanimous decision, the court said that “Under our Constitution, the freedom to marry, or not marry, a person of another race resides with the individual and cannot be infringed by the state.”
The above is the closing paragraph of the CNN article about the racist Louisiana judge who would not marry an interracial couple. In my previous post “Empty Spaces/A Moment without Hapas“, I mention briefly my support of same-sex marriage, but to not draw away from the point of the post, I didn’t elaborate. I am elaborating now…
Empty Spaces: A Reflection on Interracial Relationships In My Life
Written on October 15, 2009 at 10:14 pm, by cct
I don't know Tiger Woods, but he's mixed race and so is his family. Imagine golf without him...I know, right?
Today a news article about an interracial marriage being denied by a Louisiana Justice of the Peace circulated the internet (See Huffington Post). You can read the article; it’s sentiments need not be repeated here. It’s been less than 50 years since the ruling of Loving v. Virginia (1967) and regardless of the prejudice an individual might have against interracial marriage, interracial couples can marry. That’s the lay of the law. I won’t bog down this post with my desire that this same litmus test should apply to same-sex couples (just be aware that I think it should).
Buy “So Special”: Proceeds to go to Equality California
Written on May 30, 2009 at 2:45 pm, by cct
Buy "So Special" - All Proceeds to go to Equality California
I have just released my “So Special” song on SnoCap. Because the song is about my take on marriage equality, I have decided that anything I make from it will go to Equality California (http://www.eqca.org) and the fight for marriage equality. Whether or not you like the song, it’s only 99-cents! So please help out this great cause by purchasing the song! You can catch the full-version of my song on my myspace, or just purchase below.
Progressive Regressive: Marriage Equality
Written on May 27, 2009 at 3:23 pm, by cct
Obama Victory and California's Gay Marriage Ban
I’ve been feeling this odd back-and-forth pull in federal politics versus state level politics (in my particular case – California’s). It seems as if – perhaps by chance – the progressive changes on the federal level is met by regressive issues on the state level. Though this post is really only focused on one aspect of that – marriage equality.