tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813774273050712407.post2507403106034876416..comments2023-09-26T10:11:12.865-04:00Comments on My Feet Only Walk Forward: Queer Kids of Queer Parents Against Gay MarriageBrandon Lacy Camposhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17309078871229264081noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813774273050712407.post-90497290747503130452009-10-15T17:53:44.136-04:002009-10-15T17:53:44.136-04:00Don't worry Stephani. I don't like those c...Don't worry Stephani. I don't like those cousins anyway. They don't never call.Brandon Lacy Camposhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17309078871229264081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813774273050712407.post-66007286873434874012009-10-15T15:36:52.653-04:002009-10-15T15:36:52.653-04:00Ohmigod, I didn't mean to insult your poor cou...Ohmigod, I didn't mean to insult your poor cousins! LOL ;-DStephani Bookerhttp://www.mnartists.org/Stephani_Bookernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813774273050712407.post-45961734691754489042009-10-15T09:43:54.385-04:002009-10-15T09:43:54.385-04:00Hey sweet Vikki. I totally hear what you are sayin...Hey sweet Vikki. I totally hear what you are saying. And yes, Miguel is an I.R.A (I Require Attention). I can spot 'em a mile away...cuz...well..I am one too ;-)Brandon Lacy Camposhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17309078871229264081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813774273050712407.post-69207214720531128942009-10-15T00:03:01.038-04:002009-10-15T00:03:01.038-04:00Hey...I like living in sin ;) My point was more th...Hey...I like living in sin ;) My point was more that young children of queers might have a slightly different perspective than adult children of queers and think the views of the little ones should be heard too. You know my boy likes to be heard ;)Vikkihttp://uppoppedafox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813774273050712407.post-91022165558450053402009-10-14T18:27:12.284-04:002009-10-14T18:27:12.284-04:00Stephani Booker for so many reasons I love you. No...Stephani Booker for so many reasons I love you. Not the least is your gift as a writer and your ability to keep it real.<br /><br />Plus, I got cousins that live in West Hell.Brandon Lacy Camposhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17309078871229264081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813774273050712407.post-11702831303895685272009-10-14T18:12:29.207-04:002009-10-14T18:12:29.207-04:00I agree 100% that marriage will not be the end of ...I agree 100% that marriage will not be the end of homophobia (like electing Obama was not the end of racism) and that the organized marriage movement is controlled by conservative queer assimilationists. <br />I do want to marry my fiancee because I do want those over 1,000 rights and privileges that marriage grants. However, I prefer to advocate for marriage as a private citizen. I want nothing to do with big jacked-up queer orgs. like HRC ("marriage will allow for more people to get off welfare"! HRC is f--king evil!) and Outfront MN (I live in Minneapolis) who don't recognize that if the queer movement doesn't become a social justice movement, as Urvashi Vaid once said, there will be no movement.<br />In the end, I wish there were more ways to make a non-blood-related person your legal kin besides marriage and adoption. People need state recognition and support of their families no matter what form they are. There's a lot of single queer people whose friends are their family, but when they die the state insists on contacting some third cousin from West Hell to be in charge of their affairs. I know somebody who went through that.Stephani Bookerhttp://www.mnartists.org/Stephani_Bookernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813774273050712407.post-50505505682776151432009-10-14T17:40:39.158-04:002009-10-14T17:40:39.158-04:00Hey Brandon, can you shoot me an email when you ge...Hey Brandon, can you shoot me an email when you get a chance? I couldn't find your address on your blog: simon.bloggasm@gmail.comSimon Owenshttp://bloggasm.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813774273050712407.post-83652630068274162462009-10-14T15:07:10.003-04:002009-10-14T15:07:10.003-04:00Vikki love. It does matter, but, unfortunately, it...Vikki love. It does matter, but, unfortunately, it doesn't merit the resources that the fight has been given to the almost complete exclusion of everything else in our movement.Brandon Lacy Camposhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17309078871229264081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813774273050712407.post-79192606241433921642009-10-14T12:29:05.221-04:002009-10-14T12:29:05.221-04:00Yes, I get this on the broader scale and agree. Ho...Yes, I get this on the broader scale and agree. However, my 8 year old son sees things a little bit differently. He is against war, thinks people should have health care and all of that (he's a smarty pants). BUT, he also wants his parents to be able to get married just like everyone else. Should it be the main priority? No, does it matter? Yes, it does...especially to little kids who are hurt by society's double standards.Vikkihttp://uppoppedafox.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813774273050712407.post-68731649678503733582009-10-14T12:25:56.188-04:002009-10-14T12:25:56.188-04:00Thanks for reading and for the compliment ;-)Thanks for reading and for the compliment ;-)Brandon Lacy Camposhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17309078871229264081noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1813774273050712407.post-76041324500400788132009-10-14T10:49:23.126-04:002009-10-14T10:49:23.126-04:00yes yes yes! I am in complete agreement, though i&...yes yes yes! I am in complete agreement, though i'm not a queer child of queer parents--just a queer :)<br />I feel like marriage has completely hijacked the community and it really obscures so many issues. As if equality would arrive if only we could all get married! Bah.<br /><br />Thank you so much for reposting this, and also for your own opinions, Brandon. You are inspirational.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08570792206975259183noreply@blogger.com