While the radical right's misguided control freaks are all hopped up on gay-marriage banning, the rest of us are getting really, really angry. Why shouldn't a lesbian have next-of-kin visitation rights when her partner is in the hospital? Why shouldn't she be entitled to bereavement leave when her partner has died? These, and a host of other sacred rights, are at stake in the marriage debate, and that's why it's so important to finally have an organization like Atticus Circle on the scene, giving a voice to straight support for gay and lesbian causes. Atticus stands as testament to what we all know is true: Discrimination against anyone hurts everyone.
