California gay marriage vote negates fundamental freedom
The day after the election, I woke up invincible; Barack Obama was elected to serve as the president of the United States of America. The voting population looked past the color of the man's skin and voted for him based upon merit.
However, my restored faith in humanity was short-lived. "If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible," declared Obama on Nov. 4, "who still wonders if the dream of ...
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The words in this article from a teen give hope to this 51 year old gay man. Our children, my heterosexual son included, seem to foresee a world of true equality for GLBT people as a reality that is just a matter of time - something they expect to see during their lives. I only hope that those who are cheering the loss of our rights today are not themselves subjected to similar treatment by a new majority that will surely form in the future, but history seems to support the likelihood that their day will come as well. "Will we be extremists for hate or will we be extremists for love? Will we be extremists for the preservation of injustice - or will we be extremists for the cause of justice?" - Martin Luther King, Jr., Letter from Birmingham Jail