Pissed Off!

I need to vent. I’m angry and extremely disappointed by the bigoted voting returns.

Let me just preface this whole spiel by saying that the state’s decision’s don’t really matter one way or another because of DOMA. That would be the Defense of Marriage Act that was enacted when Clinton was President. Essentially it says that no matter what the individual states decide, the Federal Government does not and will not treat same sex relationships as a marriage. Thus, no rights for gay couples, never mind that we love the same as hetero couples.

That doesn’t make me any less pissed off about how the voting went in California, Arizona, Arkansas and Florida. All of their anti-gay measures passed.

California: Effectively repealed the right to marry that had already been granted by the state Supreme Court. And something like 70% of black voters voted to amend the constitution to ban same sex couples from marrying. This number is taken from exit polls, which aren’t exactly accurate, but can’t be too far from the truth. (See: http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2008/results/polls/#CAI01p1) This from a group of people who weren’t allowed to marry whites in the not so distant past! What the fuck? I guess the victims of discrimination become like those abused kids who grew up and continued the cycle of abuse.

Arizona and Florida: Also approved amendments to limit marriage to a man and a woman.

Arkansas: Banned unmarried couples from adopting or being foster parents. And since gays can’t be married in this state anyway, they’re shit out of luck if they want to adopt.

This discrimination affects me. And I feel all alone in the world of heteros who have no sympathy. I hear the excitement in people’s voices, “Yay, Obama won!” I can’t join in the fervor knowing that he is just as opposed to gay marriage as the next politician. I don’t see any “Change” happening; at least not the good kind of change.