Antigay bigots from all over the world are now celebrating the great possibility that Proposition 8, the decree that will lay a definite ban on gay marriage in California, will see fruition at the end of this day. That was prior to the various antigay acts that had already passed. Florida and Arizona's own version of the said proposition were indeed successful, as well as Arkansas' decree that prohibits gay and lesbian couple to adopt. Here's the update from towerload.com.
"It was a battle funded to the tune of $74 million, and we may have lost it. For some reason, California voters put Proposition 2, a measure "to prohibit the cruel confinement of farm animals in a manner that does not allow them to turn around freely, lie down, stand up, and fully extend their limbs," ahead of the marriage rights of gay people. The farm animal act passed, while gay and lesbian Americans appear to be sent back to the status of second-class citizens and discrimination appears ready to be written into the California constitution. Please do not take that statement as anger that Prop 2 passed. I'm happy it did. I'm just upset that Prop 8 looks likely to as well, and believe it will certainly play out to be a complex story.
People will be looking to place blame. The racial element in the voting will be eyed (exit polls showed 70% of blacks voting for the measure) but should not be the scapegoat. Older white voters also voted in large number for the measure. However, what should be looked at most critically is the millions and millions of dollars pumped in to pass this measure by donors associated with the Church of Latter Day Saints. The Mormons.
And because the measure would likely pass by such a narrow margin, one also has to consider those who could have gone out and voted but didn't, either because of laziness or because they took an Obama win in California for granted.
One thing is for sure, what's done is done. We must move forward. I do believe that our historic presidential win has positioned this country for great change and it is time to take advantage of that. I have spent many hours trying to get the word out about the importance of defeating Proposition 8. But I won't let its passage squelch the hope that fills me today.
We lost on other ballot initiatives as well. Arizona's ban on same-sex marriage passed. Florida's Amendment 2 banning same-sex marriagepassed. Arkansas' anti-gay foster parent and adoption measure passed. Yes, it's done. It's exhausting for me to dwell on the hours I spent reporting on these issues. But what can we do but move on and keep fighting?"
I really, really feel terrible. But more than that I'm a bit infuriated. That might sound silly for I am no American citizen, but my feelings for people suffering this loss go far beyond than empathizing. It's me experiencing the same familiar feeling of oppression and should I say it, discrimination. I can't believe that mankind had achieved such excellence when it comes to society, technology and education just for these milestones to be tampered and belittled by religion and mysticism.
How can we openly and seriously deny one person of his rights to happiness and belongingness that we would actually bother to go out of our homes and vote against them? What is so wrong with a lesbian or a gay couple being given the right for their relationship to be officially recognized? Heck, they would even put the difficulties of incorporating gay marriage in education and the preservation of effin 'traditional marriage' in line first before the happiness of hundreds of thousands of people.
What is wrong with these Prop 8 fanatics? What was denied to them that they aggressively stand by their ground and oppose such a harmless and beautiful bond? Seriously, I pity them. They had grown so cold and stupidly attached to their religion and faith that they refuse to see reason and try to put themselves in the shoes of others. And they have the effin and excruciating guts to call themselves righteous! Righteousness is all that we seek but if that includes denying others of such a dire need, then it's bs. These bigots can join together for their endless merry-making of hating people that are not like them, but you know what, gay people are here to stay. They might as well get use to it and to our endless crusade of bringing their homophobic acts down. We may have lost the battle, but in the end, we'll surely win the war.
XOXO
Jerome
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