For two weeks now, the entire gay community has been mobilized against the passage of anti-gay measures in several states, Poposition 8 in California in particular.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/16/us/16protest.html?pagewanted=1&_r=1&bl&ei=5087&en=719e1c29c315aea6&ex=1226984400
Great idea... except it's already passed! Much as it pains me to admit it, the fight's done and lost. Time to start thinking about the next one. And with that in mind, I have a little advice to any and all members of the gay community who may chance upon this... so listen up!
Why didn't you think of this sooner? Why weren't you holding these rallies in the two weeks before the vote on Nov 4th? It's entirely possible that if you had made this much noise before the vote, you just might have been able to sway enough people to your side to make Prop 8 fail! Next time there's a vote on gay issues anywhere in the country, think about how awful it feels right now to have your rights taken away from you, before the vote, and get out there it when it stands a chance of doing some good!
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Thoughts on Prop 8
Well, Proposal 8 passed in California... like none of us saw that one coming. So now, despite what the state supreme court ruled, the state constitution has been amended, permanently re-defining marriage as one man, one woman... ironically in the state that has the largest gay population in the nation.
Anti-gay state constitution amendments were approved by the voters in Arizona and Florida as well.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/05/state.laws/
So this country is enlightened enough to let a black man be president, (and one with liberal policies at that) but still in the dark ages about homosexuality. Go figure.
Yesterday, I stumbled upon a very interesting article, about the hidden cost of forcing straight marriage upon everyone regardless of sexual orientation... written by an insider to one such marriage. While I already supported gay marriage on principle, my eyes have been opened to the cost to traditional heterosexual marriage, and the nuclear family, by pushing gays to follow everyone else's conventional lifestyle. It's counter-intuitive, but legalizing gay marriage, it turns out, is the best "defense" of straight marriage.
http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:37602
Enjoy the fruits of your labor!
Anti-gay state constitution amendments were approved by the voters in Arizona and Florida as well.
http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/11/05/state.laws/
So this country is enlightened enough to let a black man be president, (and one with liberal policies at that) but still in the dark ages about homosexuality. Go figure.
Yesterday, I stumbled upon a very interesting article, about the hidden cost of forcing straight marriage upon everyone regardless of sexual orientation... written by an insider to one such marriage. While I already supported gay marriage on principle, my eyes have been opened to the cost to traditional heterosexual marriage, and the nuclear family, by pushing gays to follow everyone else's conventional lifestyle. It's counter-intuitive, but legalizing gay marriage, it turns out, is the best "defense" of straight marriage.
http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:37602
Enjoy the fruits of your labor!
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