Lesbian Acts Up!

So I was perusing my usual daily sites, and I came across this interesting Advocate article.

To summarize, Kitty Lambert, a lesbian living in Buffalo N.Y., and her partner wanted to get a marriage license. They were denied. 20 Minutes later, Kitty was married...to a random stranger she picked up at the City Hall. The man agreed to marry her, even though he had never met her previously.

Strolling through the comment sections on this article, many people seem to believe that this was a stupid stunt, that it only hurts the cause of getting marriage rights for the LGBTQ community. In fact, some of the commentators seem to be upset with Lambert's decision, that it just proves to "the religious right", as one person referred to them, that relationships of the LGBTQ community are not taken seriously. I however, believe that it neither supports, nor hurts our cause. If anything, it only shows the whole straight community the flaw withing their own system; that anyone can go get a marriage license, so long as they are a male, and a female. Also, it shows how easy it is for two opposite-sexed people to gain the 1000-something rights afforded to married couples (one of the biggest arguments against Civil Unions)It's an interesting way to protest a system that will not let you in.

I will say, however, that Lambert's protest, although it may affect change within the minds of those who read this article, or those near her while it happened, overall, I feel that it won't have much of an effect.

If Brittany Spears' 55-hour long marriage didn't change how people felt about the institution of marriage, this certainly will not. I am not saying that Spears is the public figure of the time, but everyone knows her. I do admire Lambert's ideals, as well has her willingness to marry a random stranger on a whim.