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shiredancerWow, wasn't Tuesday night the most amazing night ever (in the history of politics in our lifetime, that is)? Or one of the best, anyway. YES, WE CAN! My heart is full to the brim with hope.
Here in California it was made bittersweet by the passage of Prop. 8, however. I'm heartsick that my supposedly liberal, open-minded state has passed a change to the *state constitution* to incorporate discrimination into it. It's... it's just... it's so heartbreaking. But petitions and appeals will follow, and in my heart I believe that if the time's not now, it will be, and in my lifetime too. It was so close, and at least that's heartening, to know how much closer it came than the last time it was on the ballot (2004, I think?).
Hmmm, that's a lot of heart going into this post.
Here in California it was made bittersweet by the passage of Prop. 8, however. I'm heartsick that my supposedly liberal, open-minded state has passed a change to the *state constitution* to incorporate discrimination into it. It's... it's just... it's so heartbreaking. But petitions and appeals will follow, and in my heart I believe that if the time's not now, it will be, and in my lifetime too. It was so close, and at least that's heartening, to know how much closer it came than the last time it was on the ballot (2004, I think?).
Hmmm, that's a lot of heart going into this post.
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Date: November 8th, 2008 08:31 am (UTC)And, erm, what was it that happened in Connecticut? *so focussed on CA, forgot to watch the others...*
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Date: November 8th, 2008 02:11 pm (UTC)Here's a terrific article that appeared in one of our paper's online sites on Wednesday:
http://www.examiner.com/x-432-Wedding-Examiner~y2008m11d5-A-sad-day-for-gays-in-California-Arizona-and-Florida
There was also much post-election analysis about why the push was so strong for Prop 8 and many point directly to the Mormon Church throwing its resources at the elections in both California and Arizona, where a similar proposition banning gay marriages passed. A call to boycott Utah has begun on blogging sites. Lest you think "who cares about visiting Utah", this could be serious for them. The prestigeous (and wealthy) Sundance Film Festival is held there every year, and it's a big place for tourism, between the gorgeous parks and skiing. Here's the article:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081108/ap_on_re_us/mormon_backlash_boycott_2;_ylt=AmZUny90SigVZUtKKs5TCCHLLJ94
I find it ludicrous that the Mormon church should pretty much admit that they were influencing the election yet whine that they are singled out for speaking their mind
Whatever happened to the separation of church and state? Oh if only our leaders really looked at that and started doing things like threatening their tax-exempt status over these transgressions. Alas, we may not have the power to do that, but we can spank them through economic boycotting, which I find amusingly ironic. It's a tactic the Christian Right has used anytime they don't like a movie or an opinion by any company who doesn't toe their line.
Courage, sisters and brothers.