My children deserve more. March with us. Like most in our community, we were crushed when Prop 8 passed. And, at first, our disappointment, our despair and our anger revolved almost exclusively around the issue of marriage. But as time has passed, we’ve begun to lose patience with our status as “less than.” Not just in our relationships, but in our schools, our jobs, our communities. Seen as “less than” by neighbors or churches or coworkers is one thing. Having our government attach its distaste for our lives by denying full equal rights to its LGBT citizens is more than we’re willing to accept. Not now. Not anymore.
The challenges we face as a community to repeal DOMA and DADT, to get Hate Crimes, the Uniting American Families Act and marriage equality into law are steep. My husband and I have experienced many successes and challenges in our years together, and we’ve learned that our relationship has gotten stronger when we find the upside to those challenges. But the upside to these challenges has been the grassroots organizing and activism. When President Clinton was elected in 1992, many in our community breathed a huge sigh of relief. Expectations were high, but results were non-existent. We’re not “less than.” We’re not 2nd class. We’re not going away. And most of all, we’re not willing to accept our government’s denial of full equal rights. Not now. Not anymore. My children deserve more. March with us...
Times have changed and so have we (National Equality March)
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