Rekkie7 said:
That is sad. So what happens to those already married there? Are they no longer recongised?
The marriage licenses have been suspended indefinitely, so what's going to happen? Lawyers. They're going to say that Prop. 8 is a constitutional revision, not an amendment, so it doesn't count, and so on and so forth.
Of course, I am once again disappointed by humanity; in this case, Americans in California that believe in equality but not for everyone... I'm sure many of you know that I'm homosexual (and if you don't, well there), and that by default, I'm saddened that the majority of Americans don't believe that I deserve to exist, let alone have human rights.
While I think a central part of the force behind Prop 8 is based on religion, I think people are just naturally inclined to get behind they understand - themselves. And most people, at least 90%, are heterosexual, and when people approach something they don't understand, they see it as a threat.
The slogan for Yes on Prop 8 is "Protect Marriage" - the message that gay marriage is a threat to straight marriage - an idea that falls by the wayside once you wrap your head around this: If I get married, what does that have to do with you?
As my pursuit of happiness depends on the will of Americans, so does my anger when it is denied. When people vote against gay marriage, they say their love is more important than mine, that their happiness depends on the exclusion of mine, that they are more important as a person than me. They might not think that that is what they mean, and that's what angers me the most.
Thanksgiving will be a nightmare.
