Springfield, Virginia, USA. The proposed amendment to the Virginia Constitution has been constructed with breathtaking disregard for the founding principles of both Virginia and our nation.

 

Existing Virginia law already prohibits same-sex marriage. The so-called "Marriage Amendment" would apply to all residents, straight or gay, and deny legal recognition of unmarried relationships, without regard to their sexual orientation.

 

People born transsexual are often perceived as homosexual by homophobes. Many transsexuals were married before transition and now find themselves in a murky legal situation. Post-operative transsexuals are now in gay or lesbian marriages. Under terms of the proposed amendment, such couples become felons.

 

The Transsexual Symposium opposes this attempt to constrict the rights of Virginia’s citizens, and extend such a myopic view of liberty to residents of other states.

 

Constitutions in America provide governmental structures while serving as bulwarks against the concentration of power and usurpation of individual rights. American history teaches that the preservation of liberty depends on the protection of divergent views, however disagreeable that may be to other segments of society. We protect minority views to ensure creative dissent. The proposed amendment is a thinly cloaked attempt to stamp out all instances of real or perceived homosexuality. Sponsors of the measure are willing to compromise the freedom of all Virginians to satisfy the terms of their witch hunt.

 

 

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Note: Virginia voters passed issue no. 1 with a majority. 

 

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