Will Sia Be Among The Gays Who Stop Paying Her Taxes?
Back in 2008 after Prop 8 passed, singer Melissa Etheridge floated the idea that she would stop paying taxes because, if she’s a second-class citizen, she doesn’t have to pay first-class fees. Now we never found out of Melissa stuck to her guns (the IRS didn’t show up and throw her in a van, so I’m guess no), but now another singing lesbian is pushing the idea of no taxation without equality: Sia.
For now it’s just a Twitter thought exercise, but Sia asked her 36,000 followers, “Anyone know if there are any movements re gays stopping paying taxes until we have equal rights? Class action if we suffer tax penalties?” That was quickly met with @responses ranging from the supportive to the insulting, to which Sia responded, “anyone who is opposed to equal rights,recognition of same sex marriage, or is in anyway homophobic,please fuck off and follow angie harmon.” Well said, lady.
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@Jewlicious: Get out from under your rock. She’s an established singer who has been around for more than a decade.
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@Jewlicious you’re dumb.
When SIA was playing a show in Montreal this past spring she let this young lesbian girl come on stage and declare her love/propose to her girlfriend who was in the audience. Totally unexpected and amazing that SIA was so willing to give up ‘her time’ for others. We were all a bit confused and shocked, in a good way.
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She’s absolutely right and it’s what I’ve said from day one.
How the HELL can you have one lot of people paying taxes and receiving full state rights and another lot paying the same taxes and only receiving part of the same rights, in the same country? Years ago this segregational attitude was deemed inhumane when blacks were fighting for equal rights so why is it acceptable to make gays pay the same and receive less? The white or black straight man who has never worked a day in his life and could be a murderer can still legitimately marry in prison, and in the ‘eyes of god’ if he wishes. It’s crazy.
The whole thing is f$cked up.
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Who is this person, please and thank you!!?!