Equality will come someday

In response to Penny Lancaster’s June 5 letter, “Let voters decide benefits,” I would first like to point out that major religious leaders and outspoken advocates against same-sex marriage have spoken out against Referendum 71.

Secondly, a domestic partnership in Washington state is a consensual contract between two people, either of the same sex or at least 62 years of age that share a residence. Simply put, it’s not a legal marriage.

Traditional marriage is between one man and one woman? Cool. Keep it. I don’t care to partake in the “sanctity” of a 24-hour-long Vegas marriage or a socially beneficial shotgun wedding.

And lastly, as far as Ms. Lancaster’s supremely ignorant views on “homosexual coupling” being “medically dangerous and costly to society and individuals,” I ask, how is it possible for a committed, monogamous, loving relationship to be dangerous? Where are these “facts” coming from? Wanting something to be true does not make it a fact.

To Ms. Lancaster and all the misled people supporting R-71, take note: We are your friends, neighbors, co-workers and family. We are working toward equality, and one day we will have it. Which side of history do you want to be on?

Corey Fortune

Spokane