Waking up to a bunch of negative headlines in the fight for equality is not fun!
North Carolina passes a constitutional amendment not only banning gay marriage, but also banning the future passage or possibility of civil unions; and it looks like the speaker of the house in Colorado has decided not to introduce the civil unions bill on the floor thus ensuring it's demise in this legislative session.
I would imagine the bigots, haters, WyWatcher's, religious freaks, and many Tea Party members are having a field day with this!
Well let me tell you what this does for me; I get fired up more than ever! I want my voice to be louder than ever! I want to make phone calls, recruit progressive candidates, support ally legislators, and share my personal story with more people than ever before!
My love for my partner Mike, is not superficial! It's not unholy! It's not dirty or perverse! It is beautiful, healthy, and natural! I have pride in myself and love for my partner that no one can take away or diminish.... NO MATTER WHAT!! We don't want special rights, we want equal rights!
What I've seen this morning is friends, that have never been political before, posting things like "time to get involved!" and "we're not going to be silent any more and trust that the system will look out for us!"
As I always say, We may have lost a battle but we will win the war!
The time is now for the LGTB community and our allies to speak up! Share your stories, tell your friends what's going on, don't sit by expect your government to have your best interests in mind! Ask your legislators where they stand on this issue; and if they don't support us, get rid of em! Back the states, countries, and companies that are supportive of Equality!
Let your voice, your dollar, and your vote speak louder than ever before!
Jeran
North Carolina passes a constitutional amendment not only banning gay marriage, but also banning the future passage or possibility of civil unions; and it looks like the speaker of the house in Colorado has decided not to introduce the civil unions bill on the floor thus ensuring it's demise in this legislative session.
I would imagine the bigots, haters, WyWatcher's, religious freaks, and many Tea Party members are having a field day with this!
Well let me tell you what this does for me; I get fired up more than ever! I want my voice to be louder than ever! I want to make phone calls, recruit progressive candidates, support ally legislators, and share my personal story with more people than ever before!
My love for my partner Mike, is not superficial! It's not unholy! It's not dirty or perverse! It is beautiful, healthy, and natural! I have pride in myself and love for my partner that no one can take away or diminish.... NO MATTER WHAT!! We don't want special rights, we want equal rights!
What I've seen this morning is friends, that have never been political before, posting things like "time to get involved!" and "we're not going to be silent any more and trust that the system will look out for us!"
As I always say, We may have lost a battle but we will win the war!
The time is now for the LGTB community and our allies to speak up! Share your stories, tell your friends what's going on, don't sit by expect your government to have your best interests in mind! Ask your legislators where they stand on this issue; and if they don't support us, get rid of em! Back the states, countries, and companies that are supportive of Equality!
Let your voice, your dollar, and your vote speak louder than ever before!
Jeran
Great Blog.. as a native Wyomingite... wouldn't it be great if Wyoming really was the "Equality State".. and did the right thing!!
ReplyDeleteThank you Scott! I really hope Wyoming lives up to her name in the near future and we will be proud to call her the "Equality State!"
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