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Wednesday, November 05, 2008
An historic and sad day at the same time
Non-sports post.
Regardless of your political persuasion, I think that electing our first African-American President has to be hailed as an historically positive event in American history.
At the same time, I am truly and monumentally saddened by the fact that the same voters who cast their ballots overwhelmingly (for a Presidential election) in favor of a Black candidate would pass Proposition 8.
I believe that someday, legal and political discrimination against gays and lesbians - in fact any distinction whatsoever on the basis of someone’s sexual orientation - will be treated with the same derision that discrimination on the basis of race or skin color is today. I can only hope it is in my lifetime, but I will settle for it being in my childrens’ lifetime.
I cannot say enough how dismayed (but not surprised) I am at such an expression of prejudice. Or I should say fear.