Gay Marriage until...a break up. Why Gays need to walk the walk.

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Originally Posted by SuperFemme

I don't know if anyone has been following the break up of Melissa Etheridege and Tammy Lynn Michaels.

I don't care about the gossip or the personal issues.

I AM upset that Melissa Etheridge has always been a vocal proponent of Gay Marriage, and now that it is time for her to end hers? She wants to circumvent the privileges afforded with that.

She kicked her wife out, who is now penniless. She filed a motion in court not to have to pay spousal support. To the woman who quit her career so that Melissa could tour, and she could be home with the kids from a previous relationship. Then her wife gave birth to twins. Nursed her through cancer...

The had a wedding, but a domestic partnership, not a "marriage" in that window of time we were able to here in CA.

How seriously are people going to take us when something like this happens?

Does anyone have any feelings on the potential impact? Or is there potential impact?

Tammy Lynn Michaels filed for a Divorce, a political stance because to her, what the had was a marriage.

The whole thing has been making me think, because of how hard we have fought for our rights. How can that be a thing of convenience?

this kind of argument came up when Masschessett's first gay divorce came up a few years back...technically we should not be held to a higher commitment standard than straight people are, and should not have to consider the political repercussions of our every relationship move any more than anybody else does, but i agree that the spotlight is on us to show we "deserve" (as if anyone does) the "special" rights we are asking for. So yes, the media and straight America will hold us to a higher standard.

i have to say, personally, i am very disappointed in this behavior from Melissa. I would have liked to have seen her take the same stance as Tammy. However, i am sure there is a lot we don't know about what is really going on.