I thought I'd be really angry and upset if the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8. But now that it has, I haven't got time for the pain (thanks, Carly). Bring on Round 2. We shall overcome.
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Prop 8
I thought I'd be really angry and upset if the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8. But now that it has, I haven't got time for the pain (thanks, Carly). Bring on Round 2. We shall overcome.
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3 comments:
Agreed K, agreed...
and honestly when DOESN'T Carly make sense..? :)
that picture is upsetting :(
You know, I'm not sure this one can be overcome. Ten years ago I was convinced that over time, the population will become sophisticated enough to accept this.
Today, as I've gotten older (as well, the greater population at large), I'm beginning to see that while sex-preference is a big deal to some, to others, keeping things "normal" is becoming more important.
Things change with age. People start having children and begin to see that it's a lifestyle they hope their kids won't have to endure.
Yes, it would be easier to accept if there were widespread acceptance of those who choose to display their sexuality on their sleeves, as it were, but I'm beginning to think that it's only fashionable when you're young and when you're not yet responsible for the lives of others.
Eventually, we had to grow out of an attitude that held people back because of their race. The population (as I mentioned above) did become more evolved and sophisticated, and we began to realize that you absolutely cannot hold anyone down because of their skin-color. At the core, we're human and we should all be treated as human beings should be treated.
Being gay, on the other hand, is not about human-ness, it's about who you sleep with. I'm not saying you have a choice about whom you are attracted to; rather, I'm thinking that so long as it remains an issue rooted in sexuality, it's never going to go as far as we might believe it should.
How can it when the genetic code we all share is programmed to such a degree that -- like it or not, subconscious or not -- we're programmed to fuck to keep the people coming. The fact that it feels good is just icing on the cake.
I am a married gay man, married to a woman and I have kids. I wouldn't wish my life on my worst enemy. Legalized marriage would not have changed the circumstances of my childhood, adolescence, or young adulthood.
Just because something is legal, doesn't make it palatable. It's legal to abort a fetus; it's reprehensible to kill a baby -- pick your side. There will always be two because some divisions are simply meant to be.
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