This November was historic for America – and you know why. I won’t go into the details, or reiterate my hope and excitement for the future of this nation. Instead, I want to reflect briefly on the dissapointment that has come out of Florida, Arizona, Alabama and California.
Florida and Arizona have written into their state constituion, just like Texas did a few years back, clauses to not recognize same sex marriages in their states. For friends that wanted to move from Texas to more “gay marriage friendly” states, the states that fit that bill are fading very fast. Alabama has decided to help foster children and the hundreds of thousands of children waiting for adoption by outlawing adoption from gay parents. Imagine what a gay partent could do to a child – love them, care for them, give them the world. We would hate to have that type of atmosphere, where we took care of our children. I mean, I understand… I’ve never read of a a hetro parent doing anything harmful, hurtful, or even deadly to their child.
Then to California, who made strides in their state for tolerance and inclusion, rolled it all back with the passing of Proposition 8, writing discrimination into their state consitution. Many people have argued many sides…
- Marriage is a religious instituion…
- Ok – if that’s so, why can non-clergy perform the ceremony and it be recognized by the government which is bound by the seperation of church and state?
- The gays will ruin the institution of marriage…
- Love the ones that have the right to marry now, but seriously, the divorce rate is at +50%.
- Partnerships are just as effective…
- Maybe. There’s something so romantic about a partnership though. You know, Scott and Chris, LLP.
Thankfully, all the demonstrations to date have been peaceful.
Prop 8 protests in California
A friend of mine, in conversation of this topic, said “Give it time… it’ll happen.” I am sure when women were fighting for the right to vote, and the civil rights movement was in it’s prime, someone thought the same thing. Each only took a minimum of 50+years to reach noticible inclusion. Something to look forward to when I am 80+ 
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