While POTUS-Elect Barack Obama fulfilled the dream of millions, the GLBT community was dealt devastating blows at yesterday’s election.In California, people voted to ban same-sex marriage, setting the stage for a court battle over the legitimacy of roughly 16,000 such marriages – including those of celebrity couples Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi and Brad Altman and Star Trek’s George Takei (pictured at right with fellow Star Trek stars Nichelle Nichols and a man I believe is Walter Koenig).
With nearly 96 percent of the votes counted, the controversial Proposition 8 passed by just more than 52 percent.
The initiative had drawn widespread opposition from Hollywood power players, including Brad Pitt, director Steven Spielberg, and even California’s Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Proposition 2, Florida’s equivalent measure, also passed (as did a Arizona’s), making members of the GLBT community second-class citizens.
Shame, shame, shame.
Photo: E! Online.
2 comments:
Whatever. In all cases, the Afro-American community heavily voted FOR the propositions to ban, and Obama, from every one of his statements on the issue, would likely have done the same.
Looks like your HOPE and CHANGE needs some retooling.
Second class citizens is your own personal take. The issue was about the definition of the word marriage, that is it. GLBTXYZ can all work a new term and then the citizens will be fine with it.
And the MadTV skit on George Takei and his reluctant partner is pretty funny.
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