emmagrant01 | (no subject)

I'm sorry. I wish this country would stop moving backwards and start moving forward. I wish people would just be happy and stop trying to force their beliefs on everyone else. I hate that I live in a conservative society where we can not even look past the end of our noses to see the bigger picture.

One day though... I just don't think that day is going to come soon enough.

I'm so sorry. But 479,000 is a huge number. Not proportionally, I know, but that's a whole lot of individuals. I think we're getting somewhere, just... slowly.

Hi,
I usally lurk your journal because I love your writing. I never comment because I'm weird and shy, but anyways things like this get me so riled up. It amazes me that a country who prides itself on being the land of the free can pass laws that just seem mean spirited and restrict the rights of other people. Why do we care what other people do behind closed doors? I don't understand why a country like Spain, with all that Catholic influence,can legalize same sex marriage while our country tries to make it impossible. Being from the Bay Area I have been lucky enough to not have experienced as much ickiness being from a kind of liberal bubble. Hopefully in the future we can reverse all the damage that is being done right now.

I wish I could say that I am surprised, but I'm not :( I know you don't know me well but I'm sending a virtual hug anyway *hug* Try to keep the faith...I know it's a bitch...but you have to keep trying!

I'm really, really sorry to hear it. You can come live up here with me in Canada if you'd like...we have a spare cupboard under the stairs, and a comfy couch.

*hugs*

Right there with you. I went out of my way to vote today and look how much good it did.

You know what, though, I think a lot of it was that people didn't know they were voting on that today. I have a nice large group of friends here in Houston that are all for homosexual marriage and I was the only one that knew about it. I got this little pamphlet in the mail and I happened to look at it and saw that it was coming, so I told everyone, but if I had just thrown it away (like I usually do with pamphlets addressed to 'resident'), then none of them would have known, either.

::hugs::

...And there goes my good mood :( My college is in Lancaster, PA, also known as the heart of Pennsyltucky, and the Dems just scored a major victory by voting out the Republican bastard that's been in office for the past twenty years. It was a clean sweep - Democrats in every position from mayor to council to school board - and I've been flying high all night, thinking all our efforts had finally paid off. However, you've just reminded me of the awful situation in the rest of the country. *sigh* One step forward, two steps back.

Don't give up, though! If liberals can be elected in Pennsyltucky, there's still hope for the rest of this backwards, fucked-up nation to pull its head out of its ass!

*pets* it will be ok... well... we could feed them all laxative as revenge?

I sympathize with you, Emma.

I honestly don't think that it's a majority of Texans. It was just a majority of Texans that vote. The Right has done one thing very well and that is energize its grassroots supporters. Most liberals are laidback people, stereotypical but true. They don't vote in these "in between" elections.

I'd like to see the Democrats do the same thing. Then, stupid shit like this wouldn't get passed. I'm not saying Democrats are perfect because they're not. They're the lesser of two evils and its time they got their asses in gear.

I'd love to see a gay couple challenge this the whole way up to the Supreme Court.

Finally, a poem that always inspires me to do my best to keep fighting is HERE . Keep fighting. It will all work out in the end. (wonders where this optimist came from and promptly goes back to drinking at her <a href="http://www.livejournal.com/community/fandomopolis/11200.html> pub </a>.

mumbles to herself "frikken lj".

As it cut me off, the end is ...goes back to drinking at her pub.

I didn't really expect it to pass, but I found myself wishing anyway.

*cries and yells with you today*

♥

Uh...that should be "not to pass"

*needs sleep*

*big hugs*
I just don't understand how people can be so narrow-minded sometimes.

I can't believe this...

What is wrong with these people?

I really hope things get better in the future. It can't stay like this. It just... can't.

Are any of us really surprised that Texas voted no?

Now I haven't read through all of the comments, but didn't Texas vote to ban ALL marriages?

HJR6 states:

"(b) This state or a political subdivision of this state may
not create or recognize any legal status identical or similar to
marriage."

Now I understand why Bush has trouble making a clear statement.

*Hugs*

I might have somewhat different political views than you, dear, but I certainly understand what it feels like to be forced into a bad political situation because of bigots that vote.

I am not for gay marriage, but neither am I fully against, if that makes sense.

I am right-wing - but right-wing semi-liberal, not right-wing conservative, and they've won the latest election and things seem pretty badly here.

Greetings from Poland,
Novinha

Oh god. I sympathize and am so, so sorry ... for so many reasons. :( I am chewing my nails here in California watching the parental consent law (for abortions) and hoping it does not pass, but ... :(

It's disgusting. :(

And still... as long as there are people like you, there's hope ♥

I know, I know, I know

so i guess they voted against gay marriage? seriously, HOW can people think that is right?! >_> sick sick people!

well.. maybe you already know it, maybe it enrages you even more, and maybe it cheers you up a little :\

01) Being gay is not natural.
Real Americans always reject unnatural things like eyeglasses, polyester, and air conditioning.

02) Gay marriage will encourage people to be gay, in the same way that hanging around tall people will make you tall.

03) Legalizing gay marriage will open the door to all kinds of crazy behavior. People may even wish to marry their pets because a dog has legal standing and can sign a marriage contract.

04) Straight marriage has been around a long time and hasn't changed at all; women are still property, blacks still can't marry whites, and divorce is still illegal.

05) Straight marriage will be less meaningful if gay marriage were allowed; the sanctity of Britany Spears' 55-hour just-for-fun marriage would be destroyed.

06) Straight marriages are valid because they produce children. Gay couples, infertile couples, and old people shouldn't be allowed to marry because our orphanages aren't full yet, and the world needs more children.

07) Obviously gay parents will raise gay children, since straight parents only raise straight children.

08) Gay marriage is not supported by religion. In a theocracy like ours, the values of one religion are imposed on the entire country. That's why we have only one religion in America.

09) Children can never succeed without a male and a female role model at home. That's why we as a society expressly forbid single parents to raise children.

10) Gay marriage will change the foundation of society; we could never adapt to new social norms. Just like we haven't adapted to cars, the service-sector economy, or longer life spans.

keep in mind that there are countries out there, that allow gay marriage.. and hope for the next generation and that dumbness is not necessarily heritable :\

I don't even know what to say. This hurts so much. How badly is this going to effect the other states' decisions?

I know I'm not saying anything that hasn't already been said, but I'm sorry for you that your state is full of idiots... I'm sorry for all of us that our country had a majority of idiots last november... I'm sorry for the world that people can't just see each other as people and get on with thier own lives, but instead they waste their lives away worrying and controlling everything they don't understand.

*hugs and virtual chocolate covered cherries*

I'm sorry. :\ *hugs*

I saw that on my MSN alerts and wanted to cry. I didn't think it'd pass, but I hoped that people would see that it's not just banning same-sex marriage. It invalidates common law marriages and any union that the legislature decides doesn't qualify as a "marriage." It's going to mean a lot of negative consequences--even for the people that voted for it--and as it's a proposal to ammend the state constitution, it won't go away quickly. Argh! *tears hair out*

I love Texas. I love many Texans. I do not love this kind of shit.

Er..."I didn't think it'd pass" should be "I figured it'd pass"

*sighs* I was hoping for some good news this morning. I had to listen to my father make homophobic statements yesterday after a trip to the zoo as it was. (He's an ex-Marine and he's from Texas/Oklahoma...go figure.)

Here's the sad facts though. I'm bisexual, well more pansexual seeing as I don't consider myself male or female really (more female than male, but really a mixture of the two). No, he doesn't know, but he's going to find out someday why I am not very open with him and why I can't stand for him to make such statements. It was all I could do to not cry in the car ride on the way home. And I'm almost 25 with a child of my own now. I've never been able to come out to my parents and it has caused a lot of problems as I actively avoided dating women for fear of being disowned. I've tried too hard to be 100% straight and it's getting to a bad point now. At least I'm with someone who understands (he's bi too and my dad would kill him if he found out).

At any rate, I understand the mentality in Texas. I don't like it and I just can't figure out why it exists, but I understand it. I was raised with it and it really hurts to be on the receiving end of the hatred.

I voted yesterday. So did my friend in Austin. She said it's especially discouraging for her since Austin is generally very liberal and yet it's pocketed in this spectacularly conservative state. Both of us knew it was futile but we at least attempted to make our voices heard. I really don't understand how people can tell other working, tax paying citizens, um sorry no, can't get married, you have the butt sex, piss off. I don't understand what business it is of people what goes on behind closed doors in someones house.

Well, not to be all pollyanna and shit, but hey, gay rights passed in Maine after eight years of fighting for it. Things do change over time. Positions shift as more people know, well, more people. There's hope!

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