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
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