BUT DON’T GET YOUR HOPES UP…THE MORE WEARY I GET THE HARDER I WILL FIGHT
I get nauseous, almost to the point of vomiting when I hear these religious fanatics speak. I have had them come to my front door and I wish that I could vomit at will so I could shower them with my vile. But that hasn’t happened yet…what has happened is that my resolve is stronger, I am more recalcitrant and I will be fighting harder…sorry Morons Mormons, Evangelicals…you are not going to discourage me.
You see, these religious wing-nuts are fighting to be able to discriminate and humiliate people like me and millions like myself; and they want to use government and laws to do so. What motivates me and millions like me is that we are tired of being pushed around…thus gay pride has kicked in and we are not going to take it anymore. Our rights are not negotiable, nor should they be put to a vote…no, not in America where even though the majority rules, the minorities still can’t be denied of their rights.
WHEN WE FLIP THE OMELETE, WOULD YOU PROTEST?
Would you be irate? How would you react if they took away your right to procreate, to have sex, to express your love for someone of the opposite sex? What if the law would punish you for having offspring?
DID THE POPE REALLY SAY THAT?
"Same-sex marriage is one of today's most insidious and dangerous threats to the common good."
"Homosexuality is a deviation and the act of homosexual sex is a sin."
"The existence of gay people threatens humanity as much as the destruction of the rainforests does and blurring genders through acceptance of transgender people will kill off the human race."
"The use of condoms to tackle HIV makes the problem worse."
"Official approval of gay marriage is an attack on the natural differences between men and women."
FROM THE HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN
Our community is the target of many hateful laws and policies, but one law has come to symbolize the anti-gay cause at its most crass, ruthless and dishonest: Proposition 8. That showdown in California in 2008 pitted a right-wing lie machine against ordinary couples who just wanted to stay married. The lies won out that day. In fact, months later polls would show that many voters still believed them. Proposition 8 was built on lies.
This week, United States District Judge Vaughn Walker issued a ruling concluding that California has no legitimate basis for denying marriage to same-sex couples. The court concluded that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional. This ruling followed a trial during which every false justification for Prop 8 came under scrutiny. The opinion ticks through each false premise-same-sex couples are not good parents; marriage 
equality threatens opposite-sex couples-and rejects them all. In the end, all that is left is truth: "plaintiffs ask California to recognize their relationships for what they are: marriages." We are all grateful to the brave couples, their acclaimed counsel and the American Foundation for Equal Rights for standing up for equality.
Of course, our opponents at the National Organization for Marriage were screaming injustice before the ink on the decision had dried. The group, which is already on a 20-city tour to argue against our equal rights and to prove that they are persecuted (really), has a new message: this court has threatened the voting rights of every American. That’s right-if the gays can get married, then you are disenfranchised. It makes sense if your idea of "right to vote" is "right to discriminate." Good luck with that, NOM.
Our opponents do have one thing right: our right to vote is important. Legislators enact the laws that protect us or those that restrict our rights. Some have the power to set public workplace policies and others are responsible for appointing and confirming judges. That’s why HRC works in state and federal elections. It is also why we spoke out again this week against Target and Best Buy-100% CEI companies-who donated an astonishing $250,000 to a political committee that supports a rabidly anti-equality candidate for Minnesota governor. Over 100,000 of you responded to our call to action, asking the companies to make it right. Target's CEO has issued an apology, but has not yet indicated how the company will rectify the situation or prevent future donations to anti-LGBT candidates.
When anti-LGBT lawmakers take office and our opponents get laws like Proposition 8 on the books, the federal courts can bring justice and prevent the majority from trampling minority rights. HRC has long been involved in promoting a fair-minded judiciary. Most recently, we endorsed Solicitor General Elena Kagan's nomination to be the 112th justice of the United States Supreme Court. On Thursday, the Senate confirmed her by a vote of 63-37. In the judicial nominations process, you always hear the refrain "elections have consequences." This thoughtful proponent of equal rights is a welcome consequence indeed.
Joe SolmonesePresident, Human Rights Campaign
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