Nov 05, 2008 06:49
My enthusiasm for the election of Obama is tempered somewhat by the passing in several states of propositions banning gay marriage or adoption of children by gay couples - including California, the state I now call home. I know politics is a game of give and take, but I don't think that basic rights are something that I should be fighting for - they should be given, no questions asked. When those rights are taken away, it sends a pretty clear message of "we don't want you here". OK California, I read you loud and clear. After I get this PhD, I will gladly go someplace else.