Hey everyone! We are at an exciting point in our nation. Tomorrow we will have either our first African American president or female vice president in the history of our nation. I’m writing this from Creative Writing around 12:30 on Tuesday, so I don’t know who won yet. But by midnight, we will know who changes history.
Personally, it really doesn’t matter to me who wins the election. Neither candidate offers anything special one way or another that would sway my choice, so it’s not that big a deal. However, there is one thing that I’m anxious to hear the results about: California’s Proposition 8.
In case you’ve been living on a rock these past months, the California Supreme Court deemed the ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional in May. Since then, hundreds of gay and lesbian couples have tied the knot. However, so-called “family values” traditionalists have proposed Prop 8, which changes the California State Constitution and defines marriage as between a man and women. Their campaign has been a heinous, untruthful attack on the LGBT community. Most politicians and public figures have spoken out against Prop 8, including Brad Pitt, Governor Schwarzenegger, and many, many more.
How does this affect little ol’ me here in Kansas? Trust me, it does. It affects the entire LGBT community of the United States. If it’s passed, it’s a huge blow to gay rights and hate and discrimination will triumph. If it fails, it will be a humongous milestone for us. California has been known as one of the most progressive states in America. Other states have been known to follow suit. In fact, Massachusetts and Connecticut have also lifted the ban on same-sex marriage after California. Hopefully, other states will do so also.
It’s gonna take a long time. It may be decades before gay couples can marry anywhere in the US. Several states have marriage defined in their constitutions as between a man and women.
Tomorrow, I’ll make another post on the election results. My personal life has also been great, but that’s another post entirely :P. DON’T FORGET TO GET OUT THERE AND VOTE! YOUR RIGHTS DEPEND ON IT! NO ON PROP H8TE!
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2 comments:
I am incredibly excited for this election. I went out and voted although I do not live in California so I couldn't vote no on prop 8. But I really do hope that pretty soon gay people are able to get married. It is an important part of gay rights. Ugh I really suck at commenting on these
I hate to burst your bubble. But Obama is not African American, he is Muslin. Read his family history. He father is Muslin & his mother is white. His skin color does not make him African American.
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