At Clutch, Kirsten West Savali writes:
The often discriminatory and myopic views of some evangelicals and the rallying cries for progress and equality from the LGBTQ community and their straight allies have led us to this pivotal point in our nation’s history.
The Supreme Court will decide the constitutionality of same-sex marriage and the ripple effect will inevitably shape policy and society for generations to come. And as a cisgender, heterosexual black woman, I could not be more thrilled. The federal Defense of Marriage Act and California’s Proposition 8 are malignant tumors choking society’s evolution and it is past time that we pull them out at the root.
In a society where “no homo” and “pause” are considered homophobic-lite, and, in the words of Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, “sexual rednecks” attempt to restrict the LGBTQ to permanent underclass status, the hijacking of the law to legislate morality has paved the way for reductive and disingenuous dialogue. Biased rhetoric framed around Christianity — and the arrogant assumption that this country’s moral compass should be guided by subjective religious scriptures — have clouded the concrete facts. This is not about who one prays to in the morning or sleeps with at night; it’s about the simple fact that as tax-paying citizens of this country, the LGBTQ community has the unalienable right to marry.
Period.
And they have the right to call it marriage.
Period.
And the Christian church does not, or rather should not, dictate national policy.
Period.
Read on a Clutch.
Read More: http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2013/04/marriage-equality-supreme-court-doma-prop-8/
