We Californians are a strange breed for sure. We care about the rights of chickens (Prop 2). We helped put a black man in the White House (go Obama!). We even got a petition signed to rename the Oceanside Treatment Plant to the George W. Bush sewage plant (made me laugh).
And we Californians allowed the passage of Prop 8, thereby banning same sex marriages. W.T.F. ???
I find it simply amazing we Californians will fight for animal rights, but we cannot come together to fight for civil rights of all who live in this state. While Prop 8 passed by a small margin (about 400k votes which is not a lot), the fact is it passed in the state of California, and that is a shame.
Last night I marched down Market Street with 5k+ folks, showing my support around the request that California overturn Prop 8. It is no longer about hetero vs. homo. It is about civil rights of all.
Many compare this to the African American community standing up in the 60’s to fight to receive the same rights as white folks, or women fighting for the right to vote. I think this is a pretty darn good comparison. This is a civil 9 not a religious or otherwise – issue.
I can’t imagine someone telling me I could not marry Heuer, the person I love. I should not have the right to tell someone else who they can and cannot marry.
We are a nation in change. Not just in politics, but in how we see and treat one another. Let’s treat one another fairly. With respect. With love.