Re: Sick loved one? Too bad & tough luck queer.
by Brian | February 2nd, 2008 |365gay.com is reporting that Kentucky governor Steve Beshear has pledged to veto the bill to prohibit state universities from extending benefits to domestic partners. Despite this, the state attorney general issued an opinion that the universities are in violation of the state’s constitutional ban against same-sex marriage and will take them to court if they do not change their policy.
Some pragmatists might argue that the governor should not waste his political capital by opposing this bill since the cards seem to be stacked against the university. The governor is, however, doing the only just thing he can. Gahandi once said that we have as much moral responsibility to refuse to cooperate with evil as we do to promote good.
Governor Beshear is a reminder of what it means to lead with conviction, I only hope our future president will be more concerned with liberty and justice than with political calculation.
(h/t Pam’s House Blend)
Brian G. Murphy, 22, is a resident of New York City where he works for a children's television network. Originally from Maryland, he went to the University of Southern California where he studied film and religion. Brian is also an advocate for LGBT community, working closely with Soulforce and SoulforceQ since 2007. He maintains a personal blog at allpointsinbetween.blogspot.com
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