# Gay rights (Marriage in particular) **URL:** \ **Category:** Great Debates\ **Created:** [October 8, 2003, 2:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-rights-marriage-in-particular/206297 "2003-10-08T14:42:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-rights-marriage-in-particular/206297/21 "2003-10-14T01:34:00Z")
Incidentally, happy [Marriage Protection Week](http://www.marriageprotectionweek.com/)! And wasn’t it sweet of [Dubya to endorse](http://www.washblade.com/2003/10-10/news/national/bushback.cfm) and for it to begin on the fifth anniversary of Matthew Shepard’s death? ---
**Author:** ![Esprix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/esprix/32/7899_2.png) [@Esprix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Esprix)\ **Post date:** [October 14, 2003, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-rights-marriage-in-particular/206297/22 "2003-10-14T17:23:57Z")
The Matt Shepard anniversary _and_ National Coming Out Day! Gee, could they shit on us any more this week? Esprix ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [October 16, 2003, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-rights-marriage-in-particular/206297/23 "2003-10-16T10:30:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Esprix \* > **Gee, could they shit on us any more this week?** Let them shit all they want. Whatever doesn’t kill us makes us smell bad. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/gay-rights-marriage-in-particular/206297.md?page=1)