Homophobia at its best

This week was big for the gays! Hooray, I say. But let's see how some others are feeling:

"... I believe that marriage is (a) Biblical term to refer to a vow before God to join one man and one woman for the purpose of raising a family."

This was written to my friend who plans to marry his partner of 17 years this summer... from his aunt. There's much to say, like for example apparently she feels I can't get married either...or my aunt and uncle who decided to never have children... but it's all been said before and I won't waste your time with a rant. To me, the worst part about these words being uttered is not that they are completely full of hate and bigotry, but that she said it to her nephew. I mean Jesus-fuckin-Christ, if your own family can't be supportive how the hell can you expect a room full of strangers in Congress to do so?

Yes, I could write a lot of my own words down here, but I feel you will be more interested by this:

"There is a rising tide of pink fascism in this country, and it comes as a result of the election of Barack Hussein Obama. Obama has signaled that during his reign it will be acceptable to impose gay marriage on the people of the United States. He's being very cleverly used as a tool of the gay puppet masters. He is personally masculine, has a beautiful family and was used by the gay mafia to convince real American families that they should support him.

And now that Obama the Trojan horse has been taken inside the gates, so to speak, the contagion from within his administration is spreading throughout the country. One state at a time seems to be falling. Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, California is teetering on the brink. Will Texas be next? Will Obama say that in order to make up for the oppression caused by slavery that the Deep South will now have to accept gay marriage under duress? Is this a sexual reconstruction of the entire country? Don't ask, because Obama won't tell," - Michael Savage, WorldNet Daily.

Yes! He delivered and it makes absolutely no sense, it's harsh, and it's completely untrue! Yesiree, those Conservatives nut jobs still got it!

Speaking of states dropping like flies:



I'm sad to see that my home state is projected to be so far behind some of the other baby blues. Apparently this Coleman-Franken debaucle is turning us purple. Me no likey. I say we all move there and paint the town blue-- who's with me?

So, here are my words: It totally rocks that states are wising up to equality, but I don't feel in any way relieved. This could last four years, somebody new could be elected and then it's all over. Opposing parties will rally voters until the end of time until they win the moral showdown. Look at California. Of all the states in this country, that one folded under the pressure and people lost the hard fought race. I feel like this might be a neverending battle of rights being rewarded and then taken away years later. It's scary shit, people. Progress indeed, but the race has not been won.

On a happier note, perhaps what many Consertavies find questionable and immoral could actually be a solution to a bigger issue in our country:

From the Economist:

Perhaps the most unexpected beneficiaries of same-sex marriage will be state economies. The University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) reports that extending marriage to gay couples brings tourism, spending on weddings and licensing fees. Same-sex marriage in Iowa, UCLA predicted last year, would bring $5.3m to state coffers and $53m to state businesses. These hard times could use a bit more cash and celebration.