ellen DeGeneres Portia De Rossie 

Tomorrow, Saturday, November 15th, citizens in America and Canada will be getting together to protest for equal rights for gays!  Prop 8 has been a HUGE topic…even more so than the Presidential race.  The majority of the California voters voted Yes for Prop 8; therefore, it takes away gay and lesbian rights to marry.  There was this huge campaign that went on prior to the vote involving some pretty huge movies stars and well known gays and lesbians wanting everyone in California to vote “No” for prop 8.  However, their campaign didn’t end up being strong enough.  The majority of the voters wanted marriage to remain between a man and a woman. 

I have been pretty quiet about this topic.  It is something not everyone wants to talk about or hear.  However, I must comment on all of this crap. 

First, I am all about equality.  I have many gay friends.  I think anyone who is in love should be able to get married!  I will be getting married in March, and who am I to deny the right of marriage to anyone!  I believe EVERYONE should have the same rights!!  With that said, the people who wanted to vote in California already did!!  The majority didn’t feel they wanted to change the definition of marriage.  They were asked a question on a ballot, and they simply answered. 

Some protesters want to say those opposing voters were confused by the wording, or they didn’t have enough information.  Well, we could simply say the same thing about the way they voted for the President.  If we want to have a re-vote, then we have to vote again for the President too.  Starting with Clinton and Obama in the preliminarys again….I mean hell….nobody would have even voted for John Edwards.  After everyone found out he cheated on his wife, all of his votes might have gone to Hillary Clinton.  We would be in a totally different place right now.

So, I say just give it a rest.  Pushing people to change isn’t going to make them change.  If we protested to change every damn vote, then why even vote at all??  Some people out there are just not ready to change.  Some people don’t want equality for all.  In this country, we go with the majority.  The majority wanted Barack Obama as the President, so there ya go!  We voted him in!  Obama doesn’t want same-sex marriage…so don’t look for any help from him!

Is it fair?  No….life isn’t fair.  Will it ever be fair?  Sure…life changes.  People change.  We have our first black President.   You just can’t give up hope.  If Obama wouldn’t have won, I would have hated to see riots or protests.  However, I do believe every little bit helps.  I just hope these protests don’t get out of hand. 

Since this issue will affect every state, protests are being held everywhere.  If you want to be apart of this, CLICK HERE to see what you can do tomorrow!!  While I don’t believe we should change a majority vote just because people are pissed, I do believe you should stand up for what you believe in!  So, if you feel like getting out there, then please do so!

I bet there will be some really cool pictures from the L.A. rally tomorrow!!  I hope Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossie are there….they are my favorites!!! 

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