The prediction was anarchy…so said former NY Giants Superbowl star David Tyree. He was talking about the results of the hotly contested gay marriage bill which just passed in New York, granting the right to gays the nation over to…God forbid…tie the knot. Just what could he mean by anarchy? Could he mean the national rush of drag queens to Kleinfeld Bridal—of television reality fame—to ‘say yes to the dress’? Did he mean that traditional brides would have to plan that much further in advance as all the good ballrooms of Manhattan will be scooped by the double income no kids, DINKs, flush with cash and desire to out do the last do? Or is it something simpler, like public displays of affection springing up everywhere—hand holding, kisses goodbye? I dare ask, has Tyree ever walked through Chelsea? If it means anarchy…bring it on. The last time I understood true anarchy was during the LA Riots where people of Tyree’s own ethnicity took to the streets to burn what they could to…I guess…make a point and scare a nation. Fear not Tyree, gays are scared of fire—too much product in our hair makes us more combustible than the average straight guy. There will be no burnings in the streets.
Perhaps, Tyree needed to take a page from fellow teammate Michael Strahan who went so far as to campaign for gay marriage. Hmmm, same team…same locker room…same towel snapping hyjinx…and yet one is pro gay marriage and the other thinks it the end of humanity. And yet there was no anarchy in the locker room. In fact there has been no anarchy since the bill passed, no anarchy in the five other states which have passed similar laws, nor in the countries the world over that allow gay marriage. So shut up David Tyree and admit you are simply wrong.
But I am less concerned by the bigoted, ill conceived, ignorant comments of a sports legend who has far more profile than political correctness than I do the politically charged statement by Maggie Gallagher, Co-Founder and Chairman of the National Organization for Marriage. As she put it, “It’s incredibly stupid for the Republican Party to take responsibility for passing the gay marriage bill in New York.” Comments like that are enough to make me spit out my tea at the next republican tea party! Do they really think that the gays are not a political force to be reckoned with? If we weren’t the marriage bill would never have been an issue. And it ain’t over yet. Beware, President Obama—you who have stated publically that you don’t believe in gay marriage, just civil unions—you too have an election coming up. And from where I sit, there has been significant feet dragging on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell…now this.
It’s funny how a marriage is simply an agreement between two people, affecting no one else. It is not like there is a quota whereby for every gay marriage there would have to be one less straight marriage. It is available to everyone. And yet a simple ‘deal’ between two adults can ripple the ambitions of people as high up as the President himself. Well maybe Tyree was right all along. There will be anarchy…on Election Day. And who knows whom that will hurt.
Perhaps, Tyree needed to take a page from fellow teammate Michael Strahan who went so far as to campaign for gay marriage. Hmmm, same team…same locker room…same towel snapping hyjinx…and yet one is pro gay marriage and the other thinks it the end of humanity. And yet there was no anarchy in the locker room. In fact there has been no anarchy since the bill passed, no anarchy in the five other states which have passed similar laws, nor in the countries the world over that allow gay marriage. So shut up David Tyree and admit you are simply wrong.
But I am less concerned by the bigoted, ill conceived, ignorant comments of a sports legend who has far more profile than political correctness than I do the politically charged statement by Maggie Gallagher, Co-Founder and Chairman of the National Organization for Marriage. As she put it, “It’s incredibly stupid for the Republican Party to take responsibility for passing the gay marriage bill in New York.” Comments like that are enough to make me spit out my tea at the next republican tea party! Do they really think that the gays are not a political force to be reckoned with? If we weren’t the marriage bill would never have been an issue. And it ain’t over yet. Beware, President Obama—you who have stated publically that you don’t believe in gay marriage, just civil unions—you too have an election coming up. And from where I sit, there has been significant feet dragging on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell…now this.
It’s funny how a marriage is simply an agreement between two people, affecting no one else. It is not like there is a quota whereby for every gay marriage there would have to be one less straight marriage. It is available to everyone. And yet a simple ‘deal’ between two adults can ripple the ambitions of people as high up as the President himself. Well maybe Tyree was right all along. There will be anarchy…on Election Day. And who knows whom that will hurt.
