The Stars and Stripes of Marriage Equality

categories: Gay Marriage, LGBT Rights and Business, Marriage Equality

Published July 06, 2009 @ 01:00PM PT

Marriage Equality Flag

How's this for a patriotic twist on an old-American classic? A revised version of the American flag, with a star added each time a state enacts marriage equality. We're at 6...and counting!

The flag is called The Flag of Equal Marriage, and as Joe.My.God broke earlier:

The flag is based in the custom of 19th century suffragettes. At their annual convention they would add a star to the flag for each state that had adopted a women's right to vote. Although there is no official order - the stars are generally read right to left in the order they were admitted to the Union.

Funny how the stars currently on there almost make the shape of a check mark, eh? Think that might be a sign from above that the universe supports marriage equality?

Maybe, maybe not. In any case, this is a cool concept. You can join the Flag of Equal Marriage's Facebook group here for more information.

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It is a small start.....we deserve better....

Posted by kristen blythe on 07/06/2009 @ 01:36PM PT
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The Flag of Equal Marriage paints a picture that more states must recognize the right of same-sex marriage in order for the United States to be united by one advancement of LGBT rights on the flag. It's another flag which the LGBT community could definitely adopt along with their official flag to create the sense of urgency because of so many missing stars. The stars on the Flag of Equal Marriage looks like the Big Dipper such as Alaska's flag, but reversed.

Posted by Edwin Bonilla on 07/06/2009 @ 02:37PM PT
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Don't forget Mark, that this is a civil rights issue. I pay taxes like everyone else, but I don't have the same rights. Talk about taxation without representation....

Posted by kristen blythe on 07/07/2009 @ 02:02AM PT
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I'm sorry, but no. You GET representation. Disliking what your representatives do is not equivalent to not having representation at all.

I lived in DC. DC, where in order to even *recognise* gay marriage the city council had to wait 30 days to make sure Congress wasn't going to overturn what the city reps had already decided. THAT'S taxation without representation.

Posted by Tobias Fangor on 07/07/2009 @ 05:56AM PT
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Tobias can you explain yourself a little more here?

"DC, where in order to even *recognise* gay marriage the city council had to wait 30 days to make sure Congress wasn't going to overturn what the city reps had already decided. THAT'S taxation without representation."

Are you implying that it is constitutional that the majority's representatives vote on a disfavored minority and their rights? We all pay taxes and yet we LGBT cant get married in most states, have our spouses and partners adopt our children with us, we have to worry about being fired because our boss might be a bigot, and worry that if we are attacked that our perpetrator will get off because his actions where in accordance with "gods will."

THAT is taxation without representation. We have no rights if you really think about it. If we are denied our humanity then we should not have to pay taxes on anything other than the property we somewhat own, since in many states you can be harassed until you move from your house simply because you are gay.

Neither congress, the senate, or the majority should have a right to vote for our rights, when it isn't their rights on the table. Our rights must be continually represented at the federal supreme court level. It is there job to dictate what is constitutional and what is not, who has rights and who does not. Not a majority, congress or senate who dont even know the basic tenants of constitutionality should have that power.

We are slowly slipping into socialism as the majority and their representatives is now able to dictate the rights of us minorities.

Posted by Chris Marshall on 07/07/2009 @ 07:37AM PT
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All of my posts, as reasonable and well put together as they were, have been removed. Ah to live in a free and open gay America. Fuck you change.org, fuck you free speech, and especially fuck you Tobias Fangor for having such a stupid name.

Posted by Mark Bouche on 07/07/2009 @ 06:19AM PT
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LOL free speech? Are you kidding me. There is no freedom of speech in this fascist socialistic country. You can only have freedom of speech/oppression if you are a wealthy white bigot with a "god" awful mouth.

Freedom of speech for the average Jane or Joe is nothing more than a pipe-dream. As long as this country continues to dither from its founding constitutional, deist principles we will never have freedom; but that of only an illusion that we have freedoms.

Welcome to reality in america my friend. Where money talks and bullshit with money walks all over you and the rights of the minority.

Posted by Chris Marshall on 07/07/2009 @ 07:44AM PT
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"Funny how the stars currently on there almost make the shape of a check mark, eh?"

I thought that before I even started reading the post!! GREAT!

Posted by Lisa Smolen on 07/07/2009 @ 07:31AM PT
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Thanks for posting our flag, Change.org! I wanted to chime in with a link to the full website for our project, which has the complete back story:

http://makeitequal.org

Posted by Carl Tashian on 07/07/2009 @ 07:49PM PT
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Interesting idea. I like it.

Kudos to New England (sans RI) and Iowa for supporting (civil) marriage! And to DC for recognizing out of state marriages.

I recently officiated for a young couple from DC who came to CT to wed. Congrats to them. It's time America. It's time Obama.

Joe Mustich, Justice of the Peace, Washington, CT

Posted by Joe Mustich on 07/08/2009 @ 08:36AM PT
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Michael is the Communications Director for the Human Rights Program at Harvard Law School, and previously was Communications Director for Pax Christi USA, a progressive Catholic human rights organization.