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Calling in an Air Strike on Your Own Position or All Over a Piece of Paper

Government recognition is often presaged by clamoring for new laws. The current tempest in regards to homosexual marriage is no exception. In Oregon, they have not only stopped issuing homosexuals marriage licenses, but heterosexual licenses also. A sort of cease fire, so to say, in this “war” of law and licensing regarding marriage.

I mention this today because of a story in the LA Times regarding a teacher in the Camarillo school disrtict who, on Valentine’s Day, was “married” in San Francisco to his partner of 15 years. It appears that his “legal marriage,” based on a piece of paper from the government, has caused him to be “outed” to his seventh and eighth grade students, which has led to an investigation, one letter of complaint from a parent, weight and sleep loss, and, I’d bet, talk of trauma counseling for “the kids.”

Judas Priest. Leave the teacher alone. Even though the reactions to the “marriage” have been immature, reactionary, and plain stupid, I would hesitate to think that the teacher involved didn’t realize his desire for governmental recognition would call attention to his homosexuality, and, quite possibly, create problems.

The LA Times article is titled “Not So Happily Ever After."

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Posted by on 03/24 at 08:58 AM