Take a breather, Zeta. This Is Not How This Shit Works. You will not prove to people that you are a valid, worthwhile individual who also happens to be gay if you retaliate with hatred. We are not going to scare them into liking us. Saying, well if you don't want rights for me, then I don't want rights for you! is only going to hinder us. I'm as upset as you are -- today has been an interesting day, with half of me wanting to hum joy and the other half wanting to scream -- but I'm not going to hate homophobes. I don't like them, I don't want to be near them and in the wrong circumstances I am afraid of them, but intellectually I can only pity them. How sad it is that they are so insecure with themselves that the fact I prefer the ladies instead of the dudes bothers them to the point of fear and hatred. We can't say that all black people are bad because the majority of black votes in CA voted yes on Prop 8. The majority of white voters also voted yes on Prop 8, as did the majority of latino voters. (I'm getting my numbers from CNN, and according to them, the majority of asians voted No. SWEET, HOT ASIAN LESBIANS.) 52% of CA votes voted Yes. But you know what? 48% voted No.
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I voted here in San Francisco's Noe Valley neighborhood about two hours ago. It took about an hour to get through the line, and while standing there I was chatting with the 75-year-old retired cop in front of me, and the young 30-something gay couple in front of him, who had their two little girls in tow.
Everyone was in good spirits as the conversation moved from the Obama-McCain contest to the farce that is Sarah Palin, and then on to non-political matters, like the road work being done on the next block. The conversation between the cop and the couple started to get animated toward the end of our hour in line as the three men began to discuss the current football season, wagering bets for this weekend's games and making predictions for the Super Bowl.
And then, as we entered the firehouse that doubled as our polling place, as the couple and their daughters stepped out of line and up to the table to receive their ballots, I observed the cop in front of me. He opened his sample ballot, took out his pen, scribbled out his "yes" vote on Proposition 8, and filled in the ballot line for "no."
The lawsuits have already started. Cross your fingers, man. The fight isn't over.
