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One of reasons that Prop 8 passed was that proponents aggressively went after communities of color. My cousin would tell me that she got hundreds of phone calls from people who targeted Asians. And that tactic worked. I'll admit it, I have chosen my gay family over the Asian community, even my own family.
Tonight, my cousin married an incredible man and I am now part of an amazing new family. I spent the past two days getting to know them and developed a really strong connection to the groom's mother. We just hit it off and talked for hours. Towards the end of tonight, she said to me, "I voted for Prop 8. But, after meeting you, I have changed my mind."
That blew me away. Firstly, because I wasn't expecting it. I have never hidden my life from people and I just can't help talking about M. I talk about her all the time. It has never crossed my mind that the person I'm speaking to, doesn't approve of me. I think it is these seemingly meaningless conversations with the people in our lives that spark and carry change and understanding forward.
So, I now have an African-American Christian grandmother and she has a queer Asian granddaughter. Who knew?
Make that number 5! Maine now joins Iowa, Connecticut, and Massachusetts, and Vermont!
Gay marriage supporters watch historic vote in Vt
By LISA RATHKE, Associated Press Writer
MONTPELIER, Vt. – A sign planted outside the Vermont capitol read, "Let Love Win." For gays and lesbians seeking the right to marry, it did. The state House on Tuesday narrowly achieved the votes necessary to override Gov. Jim Douglas' veto of a bill that allowing gays and lesbians to marry beginning Sept. 1.
Iowa! Who knew? Maybe that song by Dar Williams had something to do with this...By Bob Van Voris and Andrew M. Harris
April 3 (Bloomberg) -- The Iowa Supreme Court struck down that state’s gay marriage ban as unconstitutional, making it the third state to allow the unions, joining Massachusetts and
Connecticut.The Iowa court ruling today was unanimous. Last month, the California Supreme Court, which legalized gay marriage in 2008, heard arguments over a ballot measure that later overturned the ruling and banned the practice in that state.
Our friends C & C married this year in California.
Over 50 years after the African-American Civil Rights movement in the U.S., we have elected our first African-American president.
However, this election illuminated the bigotry and hatred that still cripples this country and the civil rights waves roll on. Women gained the right to vote in 1920 and continue to fight for the right to control their destiny. Efforts to restrict abortion were rejected in South Dakota, California and Colorado. And "among the more unusual measures on this year’s ballots was one in Florida that would repeal an old clause in the state constitution that allows legislators to bar Asian immigrants from owning land. The repeal would be symbolic, as equal protection laws would prevent lawmakers from applying the ban. With 78 percent of precincts reporting just before 11 p.m. Tuesday, the vote was close, with 52 percent voting to preserve the clause." Seriously?
California, Arizona and Florida voted to ban same-sex marriage. Arkansas passed a measure that essentially banned gays and lesbians from adopting. More than 40 states now have constitutional bans or laws against same-sex marriages. Our new president opposes same-sex marriage.
I am woman. I am the daughter of Asian immigrants. I am in an incredible relationship with another Asian women whom I love and want to protect for the rest of our lives. This is outrageous and we need to continue to expand, to engage and build.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/06/us/politics/06ballot.html?em
One of reasons that Prop 8 passed was that proponents aggressively went after communities of color. My cousin would tell me that she got hundreds of phone calls from people who targeted Asians. And that tactic worked. I'll admit it, I have chosen my gay family over the Asian community, even my own family.
