Prop. 8 Hate

Gay rights is the major civil rights issue for my generation, Generation Y. What passed in California last week in the form of Prop. 8 is legalized bigotry, the institutionalization of discrimination and hate. The basis for this is that a group of people are different and therefore should not have the same rights as everyone else. This country has experienced this many times in the past and I'm sure it will continue into the future because deep down people are always afraid of things that are different. It's just so sad that people who have until very recently been the oppressed overwhelmingly voted to oppress others because they are different. I'm talking about African-Americans, they overwhelmingly supported the passing of Prop. 8. Of course they were probably scared into it by their churches, churches being the primary supporters and fundraisers for the "yes" on Prop. 8 side. But you'd think that a people so recently openly oppressed and still to this day not so openly oppressed would be able to see discrimination easily and vote it out. But, I guess that's not the case. Even Gov. Schwarzenegger, a republican recognized that this is the same thing that African-Americans had to deal with, he said, "It's the same as in the 1948 case when blacks and whites were not allowed to marry. This falls into the same category."

I think the saddest part of this is that there is already a ban on gay marriage in 42 states with 30 of those having state constitutional amendments banning it. But the fact that something like this has passed in California which is supposedly a "liberal stronghold" shows how entrenched bigotry is in the people of this country. That's why I want anyone who reads this to go to as many Prop. 8 protests as you can, there will be at least one in every state. Go here to find out where your local protest is going to be, tell as many people as you can about it, and take as many friends as you can.


Prop. 8 protest in Portland:
Portland State University - 1020 SW Naito Pkwy Portland, OR 97204 South Park Blocks Near the Farmers Market


Watch Keith Olbermann's Special Comment about Prop. 8