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Gay Marriage / 2012 / LGBTQITSLFA Straight People: You Don't Have to Run Naked Through the Streets to Show Your Support for Marriage Equality...
Posted by Dan Savage on Thu, Oct 11, 2012 at 1:30 PM
...but we won't object if you do:
I hope they wiped that giant popsicle down before he licked it. (And, straight people, if you don't want to run naked through the streets—or if you want to something in addition to running naked through the streets—please consider phone-banking!)
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I work in the building behind that popsicle. It does not get wiped down. He should really get tested.
2
I, too, work in the building behind that popsicle and literally cringed when I saw him lick that. I'm...I just...there are no words.
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Oh, come on. Do you really think a giant piece of outdoor art that's constantly pooped on by birds might have some bad germs? Naaah.
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You would not wish me to see me naked, Dan. But, I'll still do what I can get to Ref. 74 approved. And, support MN, MD, and ME.
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What - a little Purell on the popsicle, no prob. Now if he'd licked the gum wall I'd be concerned......
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Don't object? I just ran through the streets naked... and you people pelted me with rocks and garbage. Can I help it if I look like a Sasquatch!?!
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You can still support, by donating to any of the campaigns. Try giving to Maine's - we're probably the broke-est of the four:
https://secure.mainersunited.org/page/co…
https://secure.mainersunited.org/page/co…
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I just wanted to throw this out there to any other Marylanders who happen to be reading these comments: is it just me, or has there been an incredibly underwhelming campaign for Question 6? Living in Baltimore, I haven't seen or heard a single TV, radio, or print ad either for or (thankfully) against it. Am I in some kind of bubble?
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@16 I live in Virginia, in a Maryland viewing area, and I've seen a few ads against 6 and NONE in support of it. The ads are pretty low-key and reasonable-sounding, but still full of flat-out lies and distractions. One ad has a voice-over saying that marriage is about the next generation (ie, "procreation"), while they show pictures of babies and toddlers in the loving arms of beaming male/female couples. The same ad talks about how the ideal environment for children is with the child's mother and father. Another ad is similar, and even pretends to address the left's arguments about adopted children and single-family households, by trying to make the case that we as a society should always support the IDEAL situation, even if it doesn't happen 100% of the time. Of course we all know that these arguments against ssm a) aren't true, and b) cannot or should not be codified into law. No mention in either ad about homosexuals being pedophiles or bad parents, or even about the ickiness of (male) homosexual couples, maybe because they could not get away with such obvious bigotry in such a liberal state. The ads are infrequent and have low production values, so I think regional support is rather low.
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