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Last night something amazing happened. For the first time in history, we have a true world citizen as our president. For the first time in American history, a black man is moving into the White House.
But something else went down last night. And that was equal rights in California. The right for everyone, regardless of sexual orientation, to marry the one they love was defeated by Proposition 8.
I cannot illicit how sad this makes me, but I will try.
“All men are created equal.” That’s pretty fucking clear. Proposition 8 not only writes discrimination right into the constitution, but according to the sample ballot, will cost the state of California tens of millions of dollars.
Who are these people? I’ll tell you what: you want to protect your marriage? Listen to your significant other. Kiss your significant other. Make love to your significant other. Denying the right of marital status to same-sex couples will not make your marriage any more sanctimonious.
In fact, what does that say about marriage if all that we need to do to undermine the power of wedding vows is to go to the ballots and say, “Your marriage doesn’t count. Your marriage isn’t real.” There are couples in California that have married with trepidition, excitement and uncertainity three times. Their love and perserverance truly breaks my heart and I cannot help but wonder at the people, the majority of voters in California apparently, who cannot see that love.
The wonderfulness of Sen. Barack Obama’s victory is combat with Proposition 8’s. A proposition that relies on fear and ignorance. This is not the direction of progress.
I would like to throw a giant “FUCK YOU” to the Mormon church for funding these lines of discrimnation. For making the road to equality that much harder. For instilling fear in their members regarding homosexuality. For propagating false information about gay relationships. Fuck you, fuck you, fuck you, fuck you.
To those in California whose vows have been challenged: your love is more powerful than this vote. And one day, it will overcome.
