The American people spoke with eloquence and open hearts on Tuesday when they elected Barack Obama as their president, but, at the same time in various parts of the nation, including liberal California, they turned their backs on the rights of gays and lesbians. California’s support for Proposition 8 which states simply, “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California,” affirmed that those who refuse to accept the rights of gays and lesbians at this point in time constitute the majority in the state. Protestors are expressing their dismay in many parts of California and many blame churches for expending huge amounts of money to push through the ban. Ironically, it appears an extraordinary outpouring of conservative African American voters supported ending bigotry against someone of their own color as they made clear they did not wish equal rights for gays and lesbians.
There is sadness at the idea African Americans wanted to end discrimination against themselves but were willing to support discrimination against those whose sexual beliefs are different. The only good news is the apparent emergence of a younger generation of Americans who one day will end discrimination based on sex gender just as the Obama victory marks the beginning of the end of racial hatred.
10 responses so far ↓
1 Buffoon // Nov 7, 2008 at 8:43 am
What doesn’t the gay community get about the fact that no one cares what they do, just stop trying to call it marriage, because its not and stop trying to inject it in our schools…. jeez………..
denied rights? Bull butter
Have a nice weekend
2 Ashley // Nov 18, 2008 at 6:36 pm
Gays should have rights just like everybody else. Who gives us the right to tell people who they should fall in love with. Love is Love, and God loves everybody its people who hate, not God.
We need to end discrimination!!!!
Have a nice weekend
3 Fred Stopsky // Nov 19, 2008 at 12:06 am
Right on and keep on speaking out for people being gay in their lives
4 Anonymous // Mar 8, 2009 at 7:34 pm
fuck the gays!!!!
5 Casey // Mar 26, 2009 at 4:48 pm
Why the hell do you care what they do if you dont care about them buffoon? if your against it get over it because ashley is right discrimintation needs to end! and it will just like every other case of discrimination. the hatred might still be there somewhere but one day maybe we will have the perfect world were everyone loves each other and theres no hatred for minority groups.
6 CeliaRose // Jun 14, 2009 at 10:16 am
Whatever happened to the separation of church and state? If the two are truly separate, as everyone claims they are, then this shouldn’t be an issue. Plus, gays aren’t even against Christianity. Christians might be personally, but their Holy Book isn’t.
7 Fred Stopsky // Jun 14, 2009 at 3:58 pm
It is an ignorance issue, not a church issue.
8 amanda // Oct 8, 2009 at 5:55 pm
i think gays are outstanding i mean they love and live just like us i mean just because they love someone that’s not of there own sex does not mean there different from us they love and do things just like us and i think ppl should just get a life and let them live there’s! gosh…
9 amanda // Oct 8, 2009 at 5:58 pm
i think gays are outstanding i mean they love and live just like us i mean just because they love someone that’s not of there opposite sex does not mean there different from us they love and do things just like us and i think ppl should just get a life and let them live there’s! gosh…
10 klassik // Dec 13, 2009 at 1:45 pm
buffoon..if no one cares what gays do with their life, why is it an issue with who they marry. homosexuals are not asking you or anone else to be homosexual along with them, they are simply asking to be treated the same.
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