MBlume comments on 'oy, girls on lw, want to get together some time?' - Less Wrong

31 Post author: MBlume 02 October 2009 10:50AM

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Comment author: Alicorn 04 October 2009 12:51:42AM *  11 points [-]

I'm curious about your indication that you don't want to get married until gay marriage is legal in your state. Not that it's not a fine sentiment, but do you have reason to believe that this makes any of your friends feel better, or that it's going to speed up the overturning of Prop 8, or otherwise accomplish anything other than leaving you a bachelor until said overturning? I had been aware of the existence of straight/bi people with this stance before but have not had the chance to quiz one, so - you're it!

Comment author: MBlume 04 October 2009 04:34:40AM 15 points [-]

Honestly? My family has a fair few conservatives, and I suspect they care when/whether they get to see me get married. Call it extortion of you like, but I do anticipate that change on this scale gets things done.

Comment author: anonym 04 October 2009 06:39:13PM 3 points [-]

Fascinating. What an interesting idea for promoting change from the ground up. More information about an organized national campaign here for anybody else like me who hadn't heard of this as a strategy.