Love Conquers H8
I wish I’d blogged about this sooner, but I guess late is better than nothing…On November 5, California passed Proposition 8, which amended the state constitution to restrict the definition of marriage to a union between a man and a woman. The official ballot title language was “Eliminates Right of Same-Sex Couples to Marry” and it overrode the recent California Supreme Court decision that had recognized same-sex marriage in California as a fundamental right, leaving approximately 18,000 same-sex marriages in question as to their legal validity.Of course it has already been challenged and even Governor Schwarzenegger has expressed a hope that it will ultimately be overturned, but the question remains as to how this will affect similar legislation in other states as California tends to be aprogressive trend-setter.
Unfortunately, the results of this vote were overshadowed by the previous night’s presidential election and it didn’t get the attention it deserved, but since then demonstrations have been on-going and today was a national day of protest in major cities all over the country.
I was able to go to the protest in Indy, even in the midst the cold and wet weather, and it was a good turnout and spirits were high, despite a handful of counter-protesters a half a block away. I forgot to take my camera, but my friend Shan said I could use one of his pictures:
Oh that's a good looking photo! Who took that?!
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It's the very photo-talented, Shan... of course, if you actually READ the entry you'd know that...
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