Gay Iceland

Don’t look now but Iceland’s Prime Minister – Johanna Sigurdardottir – just up and married her longtime partner. Apparently, around those parts, they’re a heck of a lot more tolerant of gays and lesbians. According to the report:

“There is some kind of passion for social justice here,” respected cross-dressing Swedish lawmaker Fredrick Federley said.

But, I think the Brit gay-rights activist from OutRage hit closer to home when he said

“In Europe the reaction is completely different (to gay marriages) – people just don’t care.”

Which makes me wonder. In other places, the fight for equality of treatment necessarily includes state acceptance of gay marriages. This to me seems a reasonable stand. Obviously, if gay marriages are not accepted by the state, the equitable treatment being received will always be imperfect. Freedom and equality, after all, are all-or-none propositions.

And yet, here in the Philippines, it seems that Ang Ladlad does NOT espouse gay marriages. I wonder why that is.

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