Marianne Williamson on Gay Marriage

LGBT Ally, best-selling author, A Course in Miracles teacher, and regular on Oprah & Friends, Marianne Williamson, posted this journal after Proposition 8 passed in California on Nov. 4:

Several years ago, I was asked to appear on Larry King to discuss the legalization of gay marriage. I don't know why they chose me exactly, except that I was a straight person who would vote PRO. In any case, I spoke to a gay friend of mine before going on the program, and he gave me the strongest argument I had heard yet for why gay people should be allowed to be married:

"All these years, they've harped on us because we don't live a 'traditional' lifestyle," he said. "Now we want to do the most traditional thing in the world, and they won't let us!" That sealed the deal for me.

A few years later, I was having lunch with a friend of mine who had mentioned that she opposed the right of gays to marry. She is the widow of a famous mayor in a large American city. She had worked years in an effort, ultimately successful, to have the city's airport renamed in her husband's honor.

"My last ditch appeal, the one that finally put us over the top," she said, "was when I asked a bunch of women in the city, 'Would it really affect your life one way or the other, whether or not the airport was renamed after my husband?'" These women's realization that in fact it would not is what caused a tipping point in favor of the city's willingness to rename the airport.

I looked at her when she told me that story, and said, "Well, isn't it the same thing with gay marriage? If a gay or lesbian couple get married, will that really affect your life one bit?"

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Comments

[pennyjane]

well, i guess one could assume that to be true in an direct way. no, the details of any of our lives wouldn't be affected by the marriage of any other. but, the caviot is, yes...i believe my life would be indirectly affected in that there would be more happy and well adjusted people in my world and fewer unhappy and undirected ones. more happy people make for a more happy world.

so that while i disagree with your preminse, that my life wouldn't be affected, i do think the effects would be of a positive nature.

[Morgan Black]

The Homosexual and Lesbian Marriage has to be established and Legally supported Not only because we are American ; is a Constitutional Human Civil Right to address be responsibility in a committed relationship where the two parties have the same interest,values,goals,monetary responsibilities, social behaviors, professional input in the development of our Country , just to name a few of the reasons.
By the way the gay commentary-remark Ms Williamson wrote about giving to the homosexuals to right to be married or they will be hitting on husbands or wives is out of place and leaks noticeable the proper polite way to address a community that has been working very hard for years to get rid of the GAY derogatory label. Not to mention our support to you.
That is not "" so cool "" Ms Williamson we do have bright-smart-highly well-educated-trained Homosexuals-Lesbians working in every single field in the USA to help this country get better. And we don't need to be taken to lightly.