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Carolyn Curti <br />From: Jenny Lindberg <br />Sent: Thursday, May 10, 2012 6:11 PM <br />To: Carolyn Curti <br />Subject: discussion of HRC resolution <br />To the mennbers of #he Human Rights Commission, <br />As a citizen of Roseville, and a lesbia,r� in a committed relationship, I am hopeful ihat you will make a public <br />statement denouncing the proposed Minnesota constitutional ban of gay marriages. I feel that as a commission <br />whose purpose is to advocate for the civil rigl�ts of all Roseville citizens, your responsibility in this matter is <br />quite clear. <br />Proponents of this amendment will say that the people of Minnesota need to decide the def nition of which <br />consenting adults can or cannot have their marriages recognized by the government of Minriesota. In the past, <br />those who wished to limit the CNIL rights of others have used the same argument. What if majority rule had <br />decided the outcome of segregation laws or voting rights in the deep south? <br />Because the government of Minnesota allows for the differential treatrr�ent of citizens based on marital status, <br />then the ability to have that status should be offered to those consenting adults who wish to marry one another, <br />regardless of sexual orientation. To allow otherwise is to deny those consenting adults thcir civil rights. <br />As a citizen of Roseville, I ask you, on bchalf of myself, rny partner, and all the other citizens of Roseville who <br />desire equality under the law, please speak out against the amendment to outlaw gay marriage. Please help <br />Minnesota to move forward, toward equality for all in its Iaws. Thank you. <br />Jennifer Lindberg <br />