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[emmagrant01]

Okay, this day so officially SUCKS now.

Majority of Texans, I hate you. You are intolerant, hateful, ignorant bigots. The fact that you hide behind religion and cutesy children's drawings of heterosexual people holding hands does not make it less true.

*sobs*

Comments

[ninasis.livejournal.com]

Yep. I pretty much knew while I was voting that it was a futile gesture. I just needed to be able to look myself in the mirror and know that I'd at least tried.

[porntestpilot.livejournal.com]

Thanks! It means something to me that you did.

[catchmelike.livejournal.com]

Seriously.

And the mayor of Houston had the balls to just get on TV and say the city voted with "compassion and integrety."

I'm just. UGH.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

*eye roll*

The mayor of Houston can kiss my snow-chilled ass.

[meggitymeg.livejournal.com]

*empathizes* One of the hardest things about moving back to Georgia from Massachusetts, in spite of all the things I love and missed desperately about the South, was knowing that I was leaving a state that began performing legal same-sex marriages at just about the same time as my home state passed an constitutional amendment against it. It's always been hard to be a liberal in rural Georgia, but never so much as it is now, under this adminstration.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

There are worse places to be a liberal than the city I live in, but yeah. :-(

[kerryblaze.livejournal.com]

It's scary. I just don't get it and I never will. I can't understand how people like that think.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I know. :-(

[phaballa.livejournal.com]

I figured it would pass, bah. It's Texas... I didn't really expect much. In Ohio the anti-gay marriage amendment ended up making the domestic violence laws unconstitutional. I wonder what'll happen with this thing.

If anything, we can always hope Tom Delay goes to prison for a long, long time.

[porntestpilot.livejournal.com]

If anything, we can always hope Tom Delay goes to prison for a long, long time

This is what I want for Christmas DAMMIT!

[yaycoffee.livejournal.com]

I am SICK. This just makes me SICK. What is WRONG with people????

*boggles at the HATE*

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I don't know what's wrong. I don't get it.

[sciencegeek.livejournal.com]

Aw, I'm sorry, Emma. In a way, I'm envious that you're able to vote on these things, as here, our area reps do. On the other hand, if it were up to the majority of Canadians, we wouldn't have legal gay marriage so...

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Do you think so?

[142978.livejournal.com]

Michigan passed one last year, and the only thing to balance the hurt was the fact that Barack Obama won in my beautiful home state of IL.

Although, from what I hear, many Northern Michiganders are essentially Texans without the drawling accents.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, people aren't that different. There are bigots everywhere. :-(

On an unrelated note: Wow, hi! Where've you been?

[lyssamorgaine.livejournal.com]

It's times like these that I HATE being a Texan. I'm just so disgusted. I don't even know what to do.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I know. It sucks. I take a little bit of pleasure in knowing I at least cancelled out somebody's vote. :-(

[jlencre.livejournal.com]

Hi. I friended you to read your wonderful fic updates, so I mostly lurk. However, I wanted to say that I cry with you today. I am hugely disappointed in Texas voters, and despise and loathe the fact that bigotry, hatred, and hypocrisy are being equated with so-called "morality."

*sends you hugs and virtual chocolate-chip cookies*

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

*munches cookies*

*sniffles*

well that just sucks....

[pombagira.livejournal.com]

(((((huggles for emma and the minority of texans))))

Re: well that just sucks....

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

We need 'em!

[http://users.livejournal.com/_seraphina_/]

I really REALLY don't understand what gives someone the right to dictate something like that...i mean, if you're comfortable in your own marriage and enjoy it, why wouldn't you want the same thing for everyone, no matter what their preference?! It makes me sad. It'll be a long long time before same-sex marriage is legalised in australia i think...it wasn't that long ago that homosexuality was illegal in one of our states :/

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

*nods*

It makes me feel a little better to know there are many likeminded people out there.

[meredyth-13.livejournal.com]

As an outsider, but living in a country with white christian leaders determined to drag us in the US's footsteps instead of taking it's direction from mature, morally enlightened and socially responsible nations, I'm crying for you all.

We're currently facing laws that will strip away human rights that have been inherent in our legal system since our federation. We've already had marriage declared as a possession of the christian church here, instead of the state, which it should be.

Racism, fear, terrorism, intollerance and stupidity are becoming prevalent, and any steps we were taking towards social maturity have been eroded.

*clings and weeps*

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

We really do seem to be going backwards lately. :-(

[bouncy.livejournal.com]

This is so completely wrong, how can people do this? Its a personal choice who you want to be with. it shouldnt be dictated by people like this. its wrong, its cruel and i hate and despise it.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

*nods*

[corsiva.livejournal.com]

I couldn't agree more.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Appropriate icon too. :-(

[gossymer.livejournal.com]

This brings back memories of the election where the entire state was painted red (pro bush) except for the county where the university of texas is located....minorities indeed. Its for things like this that I loathe certain southern ideals/views.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

The last election looked like that, heh. And ironically, that particular county is heart-shaped. ;-)

[darthrami.livejournal.com]

Ugh. I'm so, so sorry.

Not that my state is much better. *sighs*

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

:-(

[likeafox.livejournal.com]

As someone from Ohio, I know how you feel. My state makes me sick as well.

At least you weren't the reason the fucker was elected, you only bred him.

[lauramcewan.livejournal.com]

and not even that! He's from...Massachusetts!!!!

[vlredreign.livejournal.com]

For the Texans here...thanks for trying, babes. It sucks so bad that the most powerful country in the world is afraid to be more forward thinking. I mean, do they honestly think that gay marriage will somehow undermine all that is good in the world? Wrong answer. On another note, I just finished voting against all of Ah-nuld's silly bullshit measures here in the capital city of sunny Ca-li-for-ny-a. Stoopid man. Go back to Hollywood!

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Good luck with your election. Hope you fare better.

That bites!

[firnsarnien.livejournal.com]

As a mother of a gay 16 year old son...that just soooo sucks! :( I was crossing my fingers for you guys over there and hoping against hope that somehow...well, all I can say now is this. As long as the rest of us continue to be supportive and try to educate others, perhaps someday soon, things will get better...and get right!

Re: That bites!

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Things are changing, but this is a setback. I can't pretend it isn't.

[spacetweenears.livejournal.com]

I feel your pain, my friend. Here in Utah, a constitutional amendment was passed for tradtional marriage only PLUS nothing that resembles a civil union qualifies for any type of right that resembles marriage. This little bit of idiocy has caused common law marriages to be non-existent. The first use of the law was to revoke a protective order for a woman who had gotten the protection based upon her common law marriage status.

Why is it so hard for people to make rights available in society available to EVERYONE in society? I'm a big believer of equal rights for all, no matter what color, race, gender, lifestyle choice, etc. etc. etc. I don't understand why this is so scary to other people.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

That's true here as well. This pretty much demolishes common law marriages for straight people, eliminates partner benefits, and all other manner of evils. And people voted for that. They voted to HURT people.

I just don't understand.

[txsybil.livejournal.com]

I'm feeling your pain. :(

I knew they would win, I just didn't think the numbers would be so horribly uneven.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

Yes, exactly. I wanted it to be close, at least. It could have started some good conversations, even made a difference. But there's not much to say to 76% for. :-(

[hushed-sirius.livejournal.com]

Hi, I'm a fellow Texan and a member of the minority that said "no" to that proposition.

One of these days we won't have a choice as to who we can or cannot talk to.

I hate being a Texan now.

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I'm just sickened that so many of my neighbors voted for this. There were pro 2 signs all over my neighborhood, and I was amazed that so many people have so much hatred.

[dramedy.livejournal.com]

I don't hate those texans, but i seriously think it just goes back to teaching the wrong aspect of things in our childhood. teach tolerance. teach love. teach people that respect for the choices of others is essential. We may not like it, but WE AREN'T DOING IT ARE WE? Homosexuality is not a choice, and marriage is a right that should be assured to all people. I pray that this will die, like the hate of interracial marriage. DID YOU ALL LEARN NOTHING FROM "TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD"?
sorry, didn't mean to rant :)

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

No, rant away. It helps, I think.

[wede-fic.livejournal.com]

'm sorry, hon. *hugs*

[emmagrant01.livejournal.com]

I know. :-(