Saturday, November 15, 2008
RALLY AFTER RALLY
Andrew Sullivan has a recap of a whole bunch of Prop 8 rallies across the country today. You will have to go to the the postings for 111508 to see them all.
It is wonderful to see the energy behind this.
And the thought given it.
We had a demo in PS today. We didn't go. We had other commitments. And, we are done with it.
We got married.
We will stay married.
It is time to turn the march over to the young 'uns.
I am ambivalent about the value of marching.
But it does stir the blood and perhaps will get some of these people working.
Marching is a little like yard signs in an election.
People do it and then figure that is enough.
It is not enough.
There was very little of this energy before the actual election. Prop 8 won because the proponents knocked on doors all over California. They made three house calls where they were organized. They were as well structured as the Obamas.
And, as I said before, there was not one gay person in the ad campaign.
Rights can't be won inside the closet.
Yeh. I am being critical. It is OK. I am qualified.
We got married. A lot of couples who could have, who are as committed as we have been to each other, did not.
I don't know why.
You have to put your feet where your mouth is. Stand up.
So, marching?
No. Been there done that.
Support the legal effort and when that doesn't work, have a reverse initiative and work your asses off.
The young have just discovered that their little sheltered world is not so sheltered as they thought.
They are NOT EQUAL!
Whoops! Thought the battle was over.
Not until the fat faggot sings.
Labels: gay marriage, gay rights
