Something New

I know I already wrote something for the day, but the subject matter doesn't even compare or matter to what happened yesterday with Prop 8. Who cares if Lindsay Lohan is out of jail or if Ali picked her fiance because bottom line is that history is about to be changed. Prop 8 was ruled unconstitutional yesterday and I am incredibly happy. Anyone out there who had to put their marriage on hold because of the law can begin their life with their partner soon. I know what happened yesterday doesn't suddenly make gay marriage legal, but it sure as hell is the biggest step we've ever made. And I couldn't be more thankful and appreciative for those who fought for this every single day. I stood in a protest or 2 and wore t-shirts and signed papers to make this legal, but there are so many out there who did so much more and now it's all paying off. For those of you who stood in a protest everyday and worked for 18 months to appeal this thing, thank you. You have no idea what you've done.

I was approached by a young gentleman in Pasadena last weekend who asked if I wanted to donate money to legalizing gay marriage. I, of course, stopped and talked to him. I found out that his job of getting people to donate money is a 9-5 Monday through Friday job and he's straight, but feels so passionate about legalizing gay marriage and I want to thank him. As I stood there talking to him, an older gentleman walked by and said "I'm trying to find a girlfriend. There's no way I can support gay marriage." It makes me sad to know that one straight man can give up everything for this cause, while another spits on it. So again, I thank everyone who has been able to stand up to the spiters and intolerant assholes and not let themselves be torn down. It means a lot. We are definitely on our way.