Masha Gessen a lesbian and outspoken activist for the LGBTQI movement, was surprisingly truthful in her 2012 speech to a LGBTQI crowd of supporters known as LBGT in that time...she states openly that the push for gay marriage has less to do with the right to marry – it is about diminishing and eventually destroying the institution of marriage and redefining the “traditional family.”
The subject of gay marriage has been at heads on both sides of the argument for years. There are those who think that legalizing it would diminish traditional marriage. And those pushing for gay marriage have long said that the issue will not harm traditional marriage. Mashas comments on the subject seem to contradict the marriage equalitys whole stance..
A Few quotes from her speech
“Gay marriage is a lie.”
“Fighting for gay marriage generally involves lying about what we’re going to do with marriage when we get there.”
“It’s a no-brainer that the institution of marriage should not exist.” (This statement is met with very loud applause.)
Now you could argue that is not the whole LGBTQI core values but the loud cheering and applauding in the crowd suggests otherwise
The speech was given on May 19 2012 in Sydney Australia on a panel titled, “Why Get Married When You Can Be Happy?”
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