Here comes November

I'm not gay. I don't have any gay relatives or anything. By chance, I have few gay friends. I'm not even sure any of them want to get married anytime soon. But I still feel pretty yucky whenever I see the "Yes on Prop 8" signs around town. And by "pretty yucky", I actually mean "personally offended". I'm disappointed to see my fellow members of the human race, my fellow citizens of the United States, my friends and neighbors, advocating legislation that discriminates against a group of people without any good reason. Gay people, as a group, have not broken any law or caused harm to any person. So why should they be denied any right that is enjoyed by all other law abiding, tax paying citizens? America is the "land of equal opportunity". There are laws protecting people against discrimination in the workplace, in the marketplace, in the community. Why is it okay to discriminate when it comes to who can and cannot be married? Why is it okay to decide which law abiding citizens are entitled to which rights? How is this kind of discrimination any different than the embarassing discrimination American law enforced against females and minorities in the not so distant past? I am in awe that such discrimination is still protected by law in my wonderful country in the 21st century. I hope that it won't be for much longer. I'm amazed by how many "Yes on Prop 8" stickers and lawn signs I see everywhere; I'm disappointed, but not surprised, to see flyers at my church supporting the proposition; but mostly I'm afraid. I've already seen what happens when the "majority" decides to say "fuck you" to our Constitutional freedoms.