Wednesday, May 07, 2008

True Then, True Now

“When any society says that I cannot marry a certain person, that society has cut off a segment of my freedom,” - Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in 1958.
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Anonymous said...

In case you didn't know the reason that this came up, Mildred Loving died on May 2nd. Mildred and her husband Richard were the interracial couple whose case Loving vs Virginia, made it all the way to the Supreme Court. Teh Supreme Court overturned the Virgina law, which setthe precedent for overturning or repealing laws across the country.

"On June 12, 2007, Mildred Loving issued a rare public statement prepared for delivery on the 40th anniversary of the Loving v. Virginia decision of the US Supreme Court, which commented on same-sex marriage. [2] The concluding paragraphs of her statement read as follows:
“ Surrounded as I am now by wonderful children and grandchildren, not a day goes by that I don't think of Richard and our love, our right to marry, and how much it meant to me to have that freedom to marry the person precious to me, even if others thought he was the "wrong kind of person" for me to marry. I believe all Americans, no matter their race, no matter their sex, no matter their sexual orientation, should have that same freedom to marry. Government has no business imposing some people's religious beliefs over others. Especially if it denies people's civil rights.

I am still not a political person, but I am proud that Richard's and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, black or white, young or old, gay or straight seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That's what Loving, and loving, are all about.” " - From Wikipedia

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