Bressie: ‘I find it really hard to believe that we have to vote on whether two people who love each other can get married’
FOR me it’s simple. Either you believe in equality or you don’t. This pick ’n‘ mix liberalism that we tend to entertain in this country can often leave people confused as to what “equality” actually means. It’s a simple question. Do you believe that all people or minority groups have equal status within society, be it civil rights, freedom of speech, property rights, and equal access to social goods and services? If so, then you believe in equality.
If you do believe that humans are and should be treated equally then you cannot pick and choose where this should be applied in society. Saying that you believe in equal pay in the workplace but that you don’t agree with the right for society to recognise same-sex marriage is a contradiction of the very nature of what equality means.
