Valentine's Day is here again. Many people will be getting married. Married people will be celebrating their anniversaries, or simply having a night out or a special night in, as will other people hoping to get married someday, or maybe just enjoying being together in public.
If you are in such a situation, good for you and enjoy it.
Whether you are or not, take a moment to think about all of the people who can’t marry the person or person(s) they love, or can’t so much as hold hands in public without being accosted. Think about the people, consenting adults, who have to completely hide their relationships because they could be sent to prison for simply having sex in private. Think about the people who have to hide who they are because, where they live, they could be killed for being who they are. Think about the people who can’t accept gifts from their their lover(s) at work, or even a loving comment in social media, because it would out them and get them fired.
This is what goes on because some people are being denied their rights to share sex, love, kink, residence, and marriage. The US has had the limited monogamous same-gender freedom to marry nationwide, which was a great step forward, for years now, and it hasn't hurt anything. Let’s keep evolving!
In most of the world, a man can’t marry both of the women he loves, despite both women being in favor of such a marriage.
The people in most of these interviews can't have legally recognized marriages anywhere in the world, with perhaps one or two exceptions, and we need full marriage equality before people like Linda, Melissa, and Matthew can tie the knot.
So enjoy Valentine's Day if you are able, but think for a moment about the people who will only be able to fully enjoy theirs when we have full marriage equality so that an adult, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, race, or religion, is free to share love, sex, kink, residence, and marriage with any and all consenting adults without prosecution, persecution, or discrimination. Help make it happen sooner rather than later.
Do you have special plans? Or, if you're reading this after Valentine's Day, do you have anything special to report? If so, comment below. Remember, you can comment anonymously. Or, if you prefer, contact Keith by emailing fullmarriageequality at protonmail dot com or on the Wire messaging app at fullmarriageequality.
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ReplyDeleteHappy V-day to all those who love and want to be in a relationship with their chosen ones!
ReplyDeleteDon't be afraid to love the one you love!
Don't part with your loved one if society, religion, the state, or your friends and relatives don't like it!
And on this day, let's also think about those who are least protected, who are least prepared for the harsh realities of our world. I'm talking about children, teenagers, adolescents.
When they encounter sexually romantic attraction to their family members or attraction to same-sex friends and peers, they most often experience pain, suffering and ostracism due to prevailing notions of what is possible and what is not in a hypocritical adult environment. And too often it ruins their lives, and the most vulnerable ones see only one way out - suicide.
On this festive day, let's remember that "All you need is love / All you need is love / All you need is love, love /
Love is all you need".