Prop 8 trial
I'm sorry. I know some of you may not care, or maybe you're sick of hearing about it, or you don't want to think about it... But I just have to sort my thoughts out.
To catch anyone up who doesn't know, the state of California used to allow gay marriages. There was a law to ban them put on the ballot in November of 2008, called Proposition 8. It passed. For the last year and some months, pro-LGBT activists have been working to get it overturned. As of yesterday, Monday January 12, 2010, It began a trial in federal court.
I've been attentively reading all of the articles and updates on the trial. I'm sure you all know by now that this is a subject of great interest to me. You see, no matter what the ruling, they expect the case to be taken to the US Supreme Court within a month of court proceedings. What this means is it will no longer be just about California, but the United States as a whole. What happens there could either make or break our cause. If the Supreme court dictates support, then all throughout the US, gay marriage will be abolished and banned. If it's torn down, then the opposite happens, and every state has to recognize our rights and allow us the right to be married.
It's the former that has me scared shitless. What if they deny us? On a national level, we could appeal, but that would likely get turned down too. I'm getting sick to my stomach with worry over this. I know it's at least six months in the future, but... God, why can't people just allow us our happiness? I know I have Jess and she'll never leave me. We have our love and it is strong. But I want to be able to have the same rights as everyone else. I want to plan a wedding and watch her walk down the aisle in a beautiful gown, perfect hair, make-up.... And know that everyone will recognize that we belong together. I don't want to worry about what will happen if something should happen to one of us, god forbid, and we can't see each other because we aren't recognized as related under the state laws. I want to know that our government will support and protect us as they do every other couple. I want to be able to share a last name with her, file our taxes together, and some day have both our names on the birth certificate of a beautiful child or two. I want to feel safe in knowing we can be together forever without anyone being handed the ability to tear us apart.
She's all I've ever wanted. Why is that so wrong?
To catch anyone up who doesn't know, the state of California used to allow gay marriages. There was a law to ban them put on the ballot in November of 2008, called Proposition 8. It passed. For the last year and some months, pro-LGBT activists have been working to get it overturned. As of yesterday, Monday January 12, 2010, It began a trial in federal court.
I've been attentively reading all of the articles and updates on the trial. I'm sure you all know by now that this is a subject of great interest to me. You see, no matter what the ruling, they expect the case to be taken to the US Supreme Court within a month of court proceedings. What this means is it will no longer be just about California, but the United States as a whole. What happens there could either make or break our cause. If the Supreme court dictates support, then all throughout the US, gay marriage will be abolished and banned. If it's torn down, then the opposite happens, and every state has to recognize our rights and allow us the right to be married.
It's the former that has me scared shitless. What if they deny us? On a national level, we could appeal, but that would likely get turned down too. I'm getting sick to my stomach with worry over this. I know it's at least six months in the future, but... God, why can't people just allow us our happiness? I know I have Jess and she'll never leave me. We have our love and it is strong. But I want to be able to have the same rights as everyone else. I want to plan a wedding and watch her walk down the aisle in a beautiful gown, perfect hair, make-up.... And know that everyone will recognize that we belong together. I don't want to worry about what will happen if something should happen to one of us, god forbid, and we can't see each other because we aren't recognized as related under the state laws. I want to know that our government will support and protect us as they do every other couple. I want to be able to share a last name with her, file our taxes together, and some day have both our names on the birth certificate of a beautiful child or two. I want to feel safe in knowing we can be together forever without anyone being handed the ability to tear us apart.
She's all I've ever wanted. Why is that so wrong?