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Earlier today, it was a momentous event for our brothers and sisters in the United States of America. The Supreme Court of their land declared that banning same sex marriage is illegal and unconstitutional, thereby saying that anyone, straight, gay, lesbian, anyone can be married. Because marriage is not about procreation, it's about love.
There's a case filed in our very own Supreme Court asking it to declare our country's Family Code, the very same code that declares marriage is only between a man and a woman, for the interest of procreation, as illegal and unconstitutional. If this happens, then it will open up the field for sweeping changes in favor of the LGBT community that until now, is asking our government to pass a law that criminalize discrimination against us. Currently, there's no law that protects us. Just morals and common respect.
The fight is far from over, but we are making strides. Ultimately, everyone knows, love always win.
I don't really want to be pessimistic, kaso RH Bill nga problema na maipasa dito, what more for Gay Marriage? There's not much hope for that, *sigh*
ReplyDeleteNonetheless, I'm very much happy for my gay friends in the U.S. They can now be legal partners who can enjoy the benefits of civil rights.
Sabi sa isang blog na nabasa ko (kay Jason ng Sleepless Chronicles yata) na never magiging legal ang same sex marriage sa Pinas kasi against ito sa Family Code natin na specifically defining marriage as a union between a man and a woman. So ayun.
DeletePersonally, I don't really care for same sex union. If it's there, good. If it's not there, so what. I mean, ang habol lang naman nila ay acceptance at certain civil benefits. Dito sa Pinas, we already have it, up to certain extent.