Fuck You Bakersfield!
On May 15th of this year, The California Supreme Court legalized same-sex marriage. A decision that I, personally, support whole-heartedly and that made me very proud to be a Californian.
About a week ago, one of my girlfriends got a call from her hometown courthouse in Bakersfield, CA. She and her (male) fiance (who will be deployed in August) had planned to marry there in July. She was told that they would not be able to get married there anymore, as they were putting a stop to all civil ceremonies as of Friday the 13th. She immediately knew why, although they didn’t outright tell her that they did not want to marry homosexuals.
A few minutes ago I was reading my Yahoo! homepage and came across a headline that read, “New law prompts Calif. county to halt all weddings“. I immediately knew which asshole county they were speaking of.
According to the article, the County Clerk, Ann Barnett, stated that “the increased demand for ceremonies would overwhelm her staff and pose office security risks.” Are you fucking kidding me? I’ve BEEN to Bakersfield. It’s a fucking shit-hole, nothing town that most of the state simply drives through on their way to places that DON’T suck. I find it very hard to believe that there are just hundreds of gay couples dying to get married there. I’d die of fucking shock if there were FIVE. I’d also like to know exactly how gays are security risks. Do they all carry guns now and threaten to kill those that don’t believe what they do? Oh wait… that’s not gays… it’s fucking intolerant, ignorant, “Christian” heteros.
The rest of the article states, “She made the announcement after learning she could not marry only couples of her choosing.” No. Fucking. Shit.
Ann Barnett is a homophobic, backwards-thinking moron who should NOT be allowed to shut down the courthouse because she doesn’t want to marry gay couples. I don’t want to deal with assholes, who’s faces I want to rip off, but I do because THAT’S MY JOB. Guess what YOUR job is Ms. Barnett? Marrying everyone who has the legal right to BE married. Period. If you don’t like it, find another job where you can inflict your bullshit on others without infringing on their rights.
Peace and motherfucking equality.
