no more mr. nice gay
I didn’t realize what a rule-follower I was until I started hearing about all the Prop. 8 protests happening around the state. They kind of took me by surprise—you could do that? I’d been under the vague impression that when there was a contest, you should do everything you could to help your side, but when you lost…well, the other side won fair and square, right?
Except maybe there are some things, like, say, civil rights, that shouldn’t be put to majority rule. Maybe protesting is what you do when you’ve tried everything else. Maybe there is value in a community throwing a collective tantrum. Because, as AK pointed out based on an article she read, “They’re going to keep coming after us if they think they can get away with it. Next time it’ll be our adoption rights.”
And while I wasn’t down with every sentiment on every sign—I mean, look, I get that it’s irresistible to point out that farm animals gained rights on Tuesday while queer people lost them, but personally I think animal rights should be written into the constitution too (I do!)—the march was incredibly cathartic. It felt so good to see people out with their friends and spouses and dogs and kids, to yell, to get blisters on my feet for a cause other than my love of uncomfortable shoes.
Scenes from Saturday’s Sunset Junction protest:
Except maybe there are some things, like, say, civil rights, that shouldn’t be put to majority rule. Maybe protesting is what you do when you’ve tried everything else. Maybe there is value in a community throwing a collective tantrum. Because, as AK pointed out based on an article she read, “They’re going to keep coming after us if they think they can get away with it. Next time it’ll be our adoption rights.”
And while I wasn’t down with every sentiment on every sign—I mean, look, I get that it’s irresistible to point out that farm animals gained rights on Tuesday while queer people lost them, but personally I think animal rights should be written into the constitution too (I do!)—the march was incredibly cathartic. It felt so good to see people out with their friends and spouses and dogs and kids, to yell, to get blisters on my feet for a cause other than my love of uncomfortable shoes.
Scenes from Saturday’s Sunset Junction protest:
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Seriously - I'm really glad you and AK went out to show your support for this important issue. I just cannot understand why gay marriage scares people enough to actually amend the constitution to ban it. It boggles the mind.
If all minority groups let the majority dictate lifestyles/rights by what they're comfortable with, women still wouldn't be able to vote (though I guess that's ironic since women are technically the majority). Anyway, you get the idea. Keep standing up for yourself and don't accept bigotry for an answer.
C: It's crazy how we live in a Star-Bellied-Sneetches-esque time when every side claims it's the victim of discrimination. But I maintain that white guys don't get to bitch about affirmative action, and Yes-On-8ers don't get to whine about "religious persecution."
N: Apparently I missed some other great protests. It was especially cool to hear that stuff was happening in places like Lincoln Heights and Lake Forest.
We got to fight
for our right
to maaaarrrrrryyyy!
hahhaa
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--b52
B52: Ugh. I have a meeting that day. :-(