Miscellaneous

Obama Wins! Gays Lose.

Beyond the elation of seeing the first black man elected President, there were some deep disappointments in last night's election. Apparently, as a country, we can come together behind a black man, but we're still a long way from fully accepting homosexuality. Two states passed constitutional amendments to ban gay marriage, and -- though it's not official -- it appears that California has also banned gay marriage, becoming the first state in America to extend same-sex marriage rights only to strip them away just a few months later. God, that's depressing.

For me, what's even more depressing is the fact that, in my home state of Arkansas, they passed an initiative, fairly overwhelmingly, banning gay couples from adopting. What the fuck? As a friend of mine in Arkansas wrote, "All children need homes." Arkansas has just taken away thousands of opportunities for those children to get them.

That's really upsetting. Apparently, loving someone of the same sex precludes someone from loving a child.

We've come a long way, folks. But we still have a long ways to go.

Full post as published by Quiz Law on November 05, 2008 (boomark / email).