This is why straight allies are so important to those of us who care about same-sex marriage. Keith Olbermann brought tears to my eyes with this special comment. (If you can’t see the video, you can read his comments at the MSNBC site.)
These are just a few of the things I’ve read since Wednesday morning about Prop 8 in CA. I’m not sure I agree with all of them 100%, but each of them has had some nugget in them which has resonated with me.
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Op-Ed from Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese on Approval of Proposition 8
“Fifty-two percent of the voters of California voted to deny us our equality on Tuesday, but they did not vote our families or the power of our love out of existence; they did not vote us away.”
You Can Forget My Taxes by Melissa Etheridge
“(S)omeday your child is going to come home and ask you what a gay person is. Gay people are born everyday. You will never legislate that away.”
It’s God’s Fault: The cruel success of Prop. 8? Not Newsom, not gays. Blame You Know Who by Mark Morford
“(Interestingly, I believe this is the same God who, until recently, didn’t allow whites to marry blacks. Or women to vote. Or slaves to be free. Or people to get divorced. Or women to become priests. Or humans to wear condoms. Hmm.)
“So let me correct myself…. I do not blame God. I blame a very gloomy, revisionist version of the divine, a sour and demeaning mindset that believes in restriction, constriction, dread.”
The President-Elect Wants Your Story over at Mombian
“To drop the new administration a hint, however, why not share your story or vision via the Change.gov site, as they request? No guarantee that they’ll use them, but I say a flood of LGBT stories can’t hurt.”
Cartoon by (and copyright) Mikhaela Reid
“but we will soldier on.” On Prop 8 by theantidesi101 at Pam’s House Blend
“To every hurt soul out there, prop 8 is not your future. Your future is happiness, your future is community, YOUR FUTURE IS THE OPTION TO START A FAMILY OF YOUR OWN. Your future can be wedding vows. Your future can be love. Your future can be all those annoying things married couples complain about. Your future is not defined by the forces of the past, the forces behind Prop 8. Your future is the only age demographic that opposed Prop 8, those 18-29 years old.“
Tags: interesting decisions, lgbt, prop 8, tgif
activism, nablopomo | Megan 11/07/2008 | 
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After an amazing presidential result yesterday, I find myself conflicted in my joy. Why?
What do all of these races have in common? They all can point to an irrational fear of LGBTQ people as instrumental in their success – and I believe that those fears are deeply rooted in religious intolerance.
And that depresses the living shit out of me.
Tags: anger, fear, homophobia, politics
activism, nablopomo | Megan 11/05/2008 | Comments (6)
I voted today for the new (presumptive) president! Go Obama! Remember when he made his announcement on Monday Night Football back in December 2006?
I got to the polls this morning at 8:20. There were about 15 people in front of me in line. It took about 7 or 8 minutes to get to the front of the line, then I spent about 5 minutes actually voting. I checked and checked and rechecked my ballot before I submitted it. How exciting!
Rather than hanging at home in front of the t.v. all night, Amy and I headed to Kendall Square to hang out with my friend from grad school, Mike. He lives in Oregon, so for him to be on the East Coast is a big deal! We found a nice brewpub and had dinner and some beer while catching up and watching CNN. When Pennsylvania was called for Obama, a big cheer went up in the bar. That was pretty awesome!
I voted for a few more folks who won: John Kerry (US Senate), Edward Markey (US House), Paul Linsky (state rep), against question 1 to eliminate income tax, for question 2 to decriminalize the posession of small amounts of marijuana, and for question 3 to ban dog-racing. The only race I voted in where my candidate lost was the state senate race. Sara Orozco, I’m so sorry that you were defeated by a man who is so clearly homophobic. Please run next time around! We need you more than you can know.
Happy Election to all of you who are as ready for this change as I am!
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