For those of you who are celebrating the recent decision of the California Supreme Court (not such an “activist court” filled with, in the words of Sean Penn, “commie, homo-loving sons-of-guns,” when they rule for your side now, eh?) to uphold Proposition 8, the ban on same-sex marriage, I give you this paraphrased quote:
It is time for straight people to try and put themselves in the position of gay people and understand what their lives are like.
Close your eyes and imagine this. You find, after many, many, many years of searching, the love of your life. You want to be with them always and forever and any separation is heart wrenching. You have the butterflies and the yearning and that “Damn, Cupid!” woozy sensation in your head. You want to share your life – in both good times and bad – and to commit yourself completely. You want to stand up in front of witnesses and loudly proclaim your love for this person who, miracle of all miracles, feels exactly the same way about you as you do about them.
Now imagine your government telling you, “No.”
Better yet, look at the one you’re with – the one who gave you those exact feelings today, yesterday, once upon a time, whenever – and imagine your government telling you, “No.”
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