Stinkerpants is PISSED OFF! READ THIS.
Get a badge for your blog, or a free bumper sticker!
I can’t lie, I had a feeling this was coming.
Here’s why:
- Last year, the California Supreme Court made the decision that it is UNCONSTITUTIONAL to exclude same-sex couples from the right to marry.
- In November, 52% of this state voted to overturn that decision. The majority (by just a tiny bit!!) was allowed to take rights away from a minority group.
- The decision made today wasn’t about whether or not it’s unconstitutional to exclude same-sex couples from marriage rights–that decision was already made a year ago, and it was in our favor. The decision today was about whether or not the voters of California have the right to amend their own constitution. When you consider that this decision affects all law from this day forward, it’s really no surprise that Prop 8 was upheld.
Here’s the deal, though: if California voters have the right to amend their constitution, we have the right to do it again. I have absolutely NO DOUBT that California will follow Massachusetts, Connecticut and Iowa and legalize gay marriage.
I hate to say it, but the No on 8 Campaign was NOT RUN WELL. At all. Why weren’t they talking about civil rights? How about the fact that African Americans didn’t have the right to marry outside of their race just FORTY TWO YEARS AGO?! And that the campaign against interracial marriage used the EXACT SAME arguments as they’re using now for gay marriage?
This video says what needs to be said:
I really think that the campaign will be run better this time. I also think that people will NOT be lazy. Californians like to think of our state as being filled with liberal hippies. I don’t think people expected Prop 8 to pass. WE WILL NOT MAKE THAT MISTAKE AGAIN.
If you read my blog through a reader like Google Reader, you probably didn’t see that I’ve had a new badge in my sidebar for a few weeks.
At the suggestion of Designs by Tine, I decided to make badges for everyone. Like it? Take it. PLEASE. Put it on your blog. Tell your friends to take it and have them put it on THEIR blogs. Whether or not you live in California, show your support for FEDERALLY RECOGNIZED GAY MARRIAGE. This is not a Californian issue. This is not a “gay” issue. This is a civil rights issue. This is an humanity issue. This is an issue that EVERYONE needs to care about!
For your blog posts:
For your sidebar:
And now for the BIG KAHUNA:
I also created a bumper sticker, which I just sent to print. Check it out!
I could only afford to have 1000 of these suckers printed, but print them I did. I intend to give these away FOR FREE. I’m giving people three options:
- The first 250 people who sign up for this will receive one for free. No shipping, no nothing. Free. Or, if you’re feeling generous, you can choose one of the next two options:
- Because I can’t afford to spend a kagillion dollars (after all, I am pretty poor, haha), everyone after the first 250 just needs to pay for shipping and handling, which is $1. If you want to pay $1 and let somebody else take the free option, please do!
- OR if you’re feeling REALLY pissed off, donate as much as you want, and I will give the money to a gay rights charity that we’ll be voting on (the vote will be here on the blog–feel free to suggest your favorites in the comments section of this post!) in the next couple of days, AND send you your bumper sticker.
I am going to be at the protest tonight at 5pm at San Francisco City Hall, and I’ll be holding a BIG FREAKIN’ SIGN. I hope to see you there!!!
I am in support of federally recognized gay marriage rights. Are you?
May 26th, 2009 at 2:59 pm
Um, I’m an idiot… I got so excited and read #1 and signed up for a free one and then came back and read #2. I’m sorry!!!!!!!!