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"Good morning. We
want to apply for a marriage license."
"Names?"
"Tim and Jim
Jones."
"Jones? Are you
related? I see a resemblance."
"Yes, we're
brothers."
"Brothers? You
can't get married."
"Why not? Aren't
you giving marriage licenses to same gender couples?"
"Yes, thousands.
But we haven't had any siblings. That's incest!"
"Incest? No, we
are not gay."
"Not gay? Then
why do you want to get married?"
"For the
financial benefits, of course. And we do love each other.
Besides, we don't have any other prospects."
"But we're
issuing marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples
who've been denied equal protection under the law. If you
are not gay, you can get married to a woman."
"Wait a minute. A
gay man has the same right to marry a woman as I have. But
just because I'm straight doesn't mean I want to marry a
woman. I want to marry Jim."
"And I want to
marry Tim. Are you going to discriminate against us just
because we are not gay?"
"All right, all right. I'll give you your license. Next."
"Hi. We are here to get married."
"Names?"
"John Smith, Jane James, Robert Green, and June Johnson."
"Who wants to marry whom?"
"We all want to marry each other."
"But there are
four of you!"
"That's right.
You see, we're all bisexual. I love Jane and Robert, Jane
loves me and June, June loves Robert and Jane, and Robert
loves June and me. All of us getting married together is
the only way that we can express our sexual preferences in
a marital relationship."
"But we've only
been granting licenses to gay and lesbian couples."
"So you're
discriminating against bisexuals!"
"No, it's just
that, well, the traditional idea of marriage is that it's
just for couples."
"Since when are
you standing on tradition?"
"Well, I mean,
you have to draw the line somewhere."
"Who says?
There's no logical reason to limit marriage to couples.
The more the better. Besides, we demand our rights! The
mayor says the constitution guarantees equal protection
under the law. Give us a marriage license!"
"All right, all
right. Next."
"Hello, I'd like
a marriage license."
"In what names?"
"David Deets."
"And the other
man?"
"That's all. I
want to marry myself."
"Marry yourself?
What do you mean?"
"Well, my
psychiatrist says I have a dual personality, so I want to
marry the two together. Maybe I can file a joint
income-tax return."
"That does it! I
quit!! You people are making a mockery of marriage!" |