The Day After...
Nov. 5th, 2008 07:23 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
hiddenmuseSo yay! we've got a good man heading into office on January 20th.
He's got a shit-ton of messes to clean up, but I think he will do right by us all.
This was the first time since I first voted in a Presidential election (1992) that I was seriously excited about the process. I loved seeing the excitement that others have/had as well - and I was blown away by the fact that so many people were eager to vote, no matter how long the lines or any other obstacles.
My hope is that we can continue to have this enthusiasm in the days, weeks, months... even the years to come.
On the other hand ... Hey fellow Californians!! WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK WERE YOU THINKING?????
You DO realize that you've voted for an AMENDMENT to the State Constitution. You know what an Amendment is, right? There these crazy things that allow us to speak freely, own guns and vote when you turn 18 - regardless of your race and/or gender, among other things.
So, yeah ... you're allowing discrimination to be legal. Why? Because you are so afraid that my wife and I, among many other married gay and lesbian couples, are going to corrupt The ChildrenTM and ruin the importance and validity of your precious marriage(s) {please don't get me started on that...}, because we can get married? Guess what? It was legal for about 6 months, and never did I hear anyone tell me that because I had the right - and later exercised it - their marriage was suddenly invalid or coming apart because we could get married.
I don't care what you've decided, fellow Californians - Kellie and I are still happily married, whether or not the state officially recognizes it. You can't take away love - just doesn't work that way.
That is all.
Love (maybe),
Me
He's got a shit-ton of messes to clean up, but I think he will do right by us all.
This was the first time since I first voted in a Presidential election (1992) that I was seriously excited about the process. I loved seeing the excitement that others have/had as well - and I was blown away by the fact that so many people were eager to vote, no matter how long the lines or any other obstacles.
My hope is that we can continue to have this enthusiasm in the days, weeks, months... even the years to come.
On the other hand ... Hey fellow Californians!! WHAT THE FUCKING FUCK WERE YOU THINKING?????
You DO realize that you've voted for an AMENDMENT to the State Constitution. You know what an Amendment is, right? There these crazy things that allow us to speak freely, own guns and vote when you turn 18 - regardless of your race and/or gender, among other things.
So, yeah ... you're allowing discrimination to be legal. Why? Because you are so afraid that my wife and I, among many other married gay and lesbian couples, are going to corrupt The ChildrenTM and ruin the importance and validity of your precious marriage(s) {please don't get me started on that...}, because we can get married? Guess what? It was legal for about 6 months, and never did I hear anyone tell me that because I had the right - and later exercised it - their marriage was suddenly invalid or coming apart because we could get married.
I don't care what you've decided, fellow Californians - Kellie and I are still happily married, whether or not the state officially recognizes it. You can't take away love - just doesn't work that way.
That is all.
Love (maybe),
Me
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Date: 2008-11-07 09:25 am (UTC)I got to the point where I couldn't even pay attention to the arguments because they made me too angry. Don't tell me you are 'protecting the family' while you completely invalidate my family. Don't tell me you are saving the children while you do your best to undermine their family structure and break the bonds of their parent's marriage.
I know I shouldn't say this, but I'm happy to see people finally getting mad. I understand the need for commercials where old, white, heterosexual spouses express how prop 8 hurts them too, but what I really want is a "How fucking dare you?" commercial, or a "Contrary to your belief you are a bigot. Stop defending your bigotry by inventing fictional gay friends who are totally cool with you denying them rights." commercial.
I'm sick of the idea that you should ask politely to have equal rights.