By approving civil unions for gay couples, Jones shows support for the relationship a gay couple enjoys, which is commendable. But when mentioning gay marriage, his focus is on their “bedroom activities,” clearly indicating that, although he denies it, he certainly does care what people do in their bedrooms. By default, then, it’s not the relationship a gay couple shares, it’s their “bedroom activities” that are problematic for him.

The quest for the right for same-sex couples to marry is not about “bedroom activities.” It’s about the constitutional right to equal protection of the laws as set forth in the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America, which protects every citizen from arbitrary and unfair class-based discrimination.

Many people struggle with same-sex marriage in the same way Jones does, not recognizing that, with the possible exception of religious beliefs and values, the problem for them isn’t same-sex marriage, it’s same-sex sex. Let’s take the attention off of “bedroom activities” (especially other peoples’) and turn our attention to defending and upholding the constitutional rights of all people, not just some.

Kathryn Valencia

Ignacio