Prop 8

So tonight on the way to Pinkberry from BJ's with Chloe, Genevieve, and Alex, we happened to see a prop 8 street rally. Alex yelled at the the Vote Yes people of course, and then we saw the Vote No corner, and decided we should join. So after we snagged some delicious frozen yogurt, we jumped in the car and drove down to the corner of Edison and Pipeline, blasting Kylie Minogue the whole time. We jump out, get to the vote no corner and are warmly welcomed by the 5 or 6 people on that corner. Now there are 4 corners, 3 of which are occupied by vote no (wooo!), and one with vote yes(boo!). The people introduce themselves and hand us some signs. So we're yelling and bouncing around with our signs, getting honks from cars, whether they be for it or not. Chloe manages to get into a couple arguments, and of course blows the people out of the water, because she's Mama Chloe and she can do that. Genevieve, Alex, and I are all yelling and laughing at each other and Chloe, and having a blast. Taylor, Alex(different one), and Justin show up with glow sticks, and great sarcasm for the cause. We're all buzzing on adrenaline and just the feeling to be out in the world doing something big for people, so we're all laughing and jumping and screaming. Needless to say; GREAT NIGHT. I'm still pumped and it's 3 hours after the fact.--

I just don't get how people can be so ignorant and intolerant. We're all human, there's no need for unequal rights. Ever read the first sentence of the Constitution? They either haven't, or just like to disregard what they've read. Yes marriage is TRADITIONALLY between a man and a woman. Yes, our country is one very much involved with tradition, but once in a while, tradition's going to have to break for things to work out. It's going back to the American Dream (dear lord, save me), and the dream of Utopian society. Perfection was goal. And so is this what we're going for now? Who says that gay marriage is going to ruin perfection. Is it a flaw? Are gay people flaws in the world? I don't think so; they're just as human as everyone else. Love is love; if it happens to be between two people of the same sex, then so be it. They deserve the same rights everyone else does, even if they're not the "traditional family". Discrimination against them is totally uncalled for and unnecessary. But that's how our society works it seems. There always has to be a group that is inferior to the rest of the population. Why? Is that what's to be done to feel powerful and superior? It's just plain stupid. We're all the same. Sometimes it's skin color. Put us all in black and white; it's all just different shades of gray. Sometimes it's religion. Put us all in one religious place for lack of a more mutual word; we all worship a common something. Sometimes it's sexual orientation. Put us all in a city, a state, a country; we all love a person, whether they be woman or man. So what's the huge deal. You're not being harmed. Society is not being harmed. No one is being harmed from someone loving someone of the same sex. It's stupid discrimination that shouldn't even be happening. I know there's so many more things that go into consideration about Prop 8 that I may not be covering. But when it really comes down to it, it's all based here, with constitutional rights, equality, and the difference of ideas. 

Vote No on Prop 8.