Comments on: Wyoming House committee rejects civil unions

By: Mark F.

Mark F. — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 10:27:35 +0000

Ben, do you think California should be boycotted because of Prop 8?

By: Ben in Oakland

Ben in Oakland — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 22:49:42 +0000

On the whole, I tend to avoid most of them most of the time. I decided long ago– say around 2004, for some reason or other — that my tourist dollars were better spent outside of this country.

I’m not perfect on it, but so far I have managed to avoid visiting any truly anti-gay state.

By: Mark F.

Mark F. — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 21:51:38 +0000

Do you boycotters also boycott all other states that don’t have gay marriage or civil unions? Just asking.

By: Priya Lynn

Priya Lynn — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:49:26 +0000

Way to go Ben.

By: Ben in Oakland

Ben in Oakland — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 19:43:22 +0000

I just sent this, not that it will do any good.

Your legislature, amidst all of the actual pressing business, felt it had the time and necessity to not only ban same-sex marriage, but to ban recognition of same sex relationships legally entered into out of your state. So much for The Equality State. Apparently, equality before the law applies only to some people, and who could possibly care about the havoc such laws can and have wreaked on the lives of gay and lesbian Americans.

My husband’s– yes, we are legally married– family is coming from Germany this summer to visit. They want to see our wonderful national parks, especially Yellowstone. Ten of us were planning on going to Wyoming. Now we are not. We’ll see Yosemite, and then head north to Oregon.

I will not put my family into the legal jeopardy that being in your state will provide us. I doubt if your legislature gives a rat’s ass about it, and perhaps you don’t either. but sheer meanness is not a good basis for public policy.

This kind of small-minded vindictiveness is the perfect example of why our political discourse is poisoned, our political will is paralyzed, and our country is in obvious decline.

By: Pomo

Pomo — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 16:53:51 +0000

@Ryan… thanks! My partner and I spent our tax dollars there last summer and my partner wants to move there now. haha. I’m not ready for those winters but maybe someday…

By: customartist

customartist — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 15:47:39 +0000

I wonder what those “legal pitfalls” might be?

Doesn’t Washington State have “everything-but-marriage”, and has there been a tsunami or has Mt. St. Helens blown it’t top off again?

- I think not.

and Ryan,
Thanks! for that bit of history. Nice!

Wyoming – NOT the Equality State!

Overall, why are we voting on Civil Rights in the first place? Whether it be Gay issues or others, this is wrong.

I’ll put all of my available contributions into the Prop 8 Case for now. Our rights shall obviously not come from the legislatures.

By: Gay Activist Ryan

Gay Activist Ryan — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:37:32 +0000

Pomo you are ALWAYS welcome in beautiful Vermont!!!!!

Spend your tax and tourist dollars there!!!!!

By: Gay Activist Ryan

Gay Activist Ryan — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:35:57 +0000

Remember back in 1998 Matthew Shepard got bashed in that state – I see now NOTHING has changed since!!!!!!

By: Gay Activist Ryan

Gay Activist Ryan — Mon, 31 Jan 2011 04:34:28 +0000

Wyoming’s motto should be now called:

“Where we treat gays like unequal pieces of shit and everyone else is equal”.

I just found out the motto called the “the equality state” – started because Wyoming was the first US state to allow women the right to vote way back in 1887!!!!!

It really makes me ANGRY to be treated like a second class citizen every day – even today in 2011!!!!