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What the Marshall/Newman amendment means to you

As many of you know, on November 10, 2006, Virgina will be voting on an amendment that if passed, will prohibit same-sex marriage and any "legal status" between unmarried people of any gender. This means that in the 55% of domestic violence cases where the couple is not married, the victim will no longer be protected under domestic violence laws- making them unable to get a protective order against their attacker. This means that custody cases where the parents are unmarried will become extremely more complex. If someone leaves money to a friend in their will, the family could sue and have the will overturned. This goes much farther than "protecting the sanctity of marriage," since in Virginia gay marriage is already not recognised. The Marshall/Newman amendment is an attack on the rights of all Virginians of any sexual orientation.

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The deadline to register to vote is October 10th, so be sure to get your applications in as soon as possible if you're not already registered!

Please spread the word! Current polls show that 58% of Virginians plan to vote in favor of this amendment.

Voting resources
PDF voter registration form
Information on absentee voting for those away at school

More information
The Commonwealth Coalition
Republicans Against Amendment #1
The Economics of Discrimination
It's About More Than Marriage
Feeling Unwelcome, Some Gays Vacate Virginia
I'm Voting NO on November 7! (Facebook group)
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I thought this would be obvious.

If you believe homosexuality to be:

wrong,
disgusting,
obscene,
offensive,
bad,
dirty,
ungodly,
improper,
sinful,
evil,
unethical,
abnormal,
nasty,
weird,
dishonorable,
alarming,
shameful,
depraved,
impure,
detestable,
wicked,
repulsive,
gross,
vile,
odd,
sleazy,
criminal,
freakish,
foul,
deviant,
bizarre,
and/or immoral

...you are not my "friend," on Livejournal or otherwise. Period.