Existing Marriages May Still Be Legal if Prop. 8 Passes

Brian Brady, waht we have here is a SUCCESS of democracy. The people voted on a controversial issue, as has been done in the pass, and more often than not made the right choice. So if democracy means everyone gets a say, then so be it.

I want to thank all the people that voted NO on Prop. 8. Those that voted yes...I'll keep my feelings for you, to myself. At least, you can't take that away from me..yet. June 21st will always be in my heart. That is the day that we legally got married. We will fight to stay married. Try to take that away from us....

Plese consider the big picture: Similar measures that will write discrimination into state constitutions passed in Arizona, Florida and Arkansas, all funded exhorbitantly by organizations like the mormon church. We have a bigger fight to fight than we thought.

Yes, my marriage is protected. But what about yours? The fact is WE no longer have the right. This is nothing less than a failure of American Democracy.

The untrammeled malevolence of the Yes on 8 supporters in wanting to not only keep future marriages from occurring, but invalidate the ones that have already taken place, is a horrible reminder of just how much hatred LGBT people still face in spite of yesterday's triumph. This is a time for clarity and focus, and keeping rage managed, so we can get to the next step. I have confidence in the LGBT communities of California, and confidence in the supreme court that ruled the marriage ban wrong in the first place. We WILL prevail, I'm sure of it.

I had such high hopes for California to do the right thing. I went to bed not knowing if I would still be legally married to my beautiful wife. When I got up for work (I get up at midnight), I had to search for the answer. My wife woke up when I kissed her before I left for work. The first thing out of her mouth was "Are we still married?" And sadly, I had to tell her no. I told the few people I am close to at work that by the time I wake up Wednesday morning, I will find out if I'm allowed to still be married. None of my straight friends can fathom what it's like to live this way. They're lucky. When are we going to be treated as equals? Do the people of California realize that the gang members, serial killers, convicted murders and rapists who will never be free again have the right to marry. And they will have more than 1100 rights than us, law abiding -gay - citizens. I don't know about anyone else, but this pisses me off!

I frankly am getting tired of reading about Proposition 8, as if all the queers in the United States live in California. How about the effects of the recent election on the rest of us who DON"T live in California.

Barack Obama is a coward who failed to give sufficient support to us in the gay community. He only came out against Prop 8 in a brief interview two days before the election. His constituency is religious fundamentalist blacks.