Long way to go.
I’ve been trying to put into words my feelings about the passing of proposition 8 since the election. And I can’t articulate them, really. I start typing, and I get ahead of myself, and I get mad, and it turns into a mess. I’m pissed, I’m sad, I’m disappointed, I’m hurt, and I’m frustrated. I’m confused. I’m bewildered. I’m angry. I’m bitter. More than any one thing, though - I really just don’t know WHY.
This about sums it up for me:
I have no idea how I’m going to deal with Thanksgiving with Aunt Mormon and her wacko family. Or any of the other members of my family who I know voted yes. People are allowed to have their opinions - I get that, but this goes beyond that. Beyond anything political, beyond anything religious, beyond anything someone can try to rationalize about “protecting families” (which frankly is just spectacularly insulting). There is no rationale for telling someone they are a lesser person for no other reason than the person with whom they are in love. That they should not have the same right to have their relationship with their partner recognized and respected in the same way that a heterosexual couple is afforded.
This is wrong. This is just so incredibly wrong.
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