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[rosiedoes]

Yesterday, there was a huge step forward for the USA, but at the same time there seems to have been a huge step back, as Prop 8 and several propositions like it, seem to have been passed across the country.

Well, that is depressing. It is. It's fucking atrocious that people will allow such small minded hatred to dictate and destroy the futures or others. But I find hope in this document and this statement:

Obama Supports Complete Repeal of DOMA.
Obama believes we need to fully repeal the
Defense of Marriage Act and enact legislation
that would ensure that the 1,100+ federal legal
rights and benefits currently provided on the
basis of marital status are extended to samesex
couples in civil unions and other legally recognized
relationships.

We may have lost those battles, but we haven't lost the war, and the Democrats now hold the Senate and the House by some margin. There's still hope.

Comments

[edgiko.livejournal.com]

Defense of Marriage Act is going to be one of those things people look back on and go "..How fucking backwards and stupid."

The fact he's going to support the repeal that is really awesome.

[moondarri.livejournal.com]

again, kind of want to cry, but in a frustrated, angry & upset kind of way. i'm keeping in mind that this whole election is a brilliant, historic moment, & it's nothing but a good thing. it's just, the hypocrisy, the stain on this clean slate for equality makes me fucking sick.

but like you said, we haven't lost the war. no time to be complacent, & i can only hope obama gets to work on these issues as well.

oh, & if one day our own government could get its ass into gear & decide that same-sex marriage is all good & groovy in britain too, that'd be great.

[shippygem.livejournal.com]

for once I am not thinking "oh fuck that is so unfair" I have hope that there might be some progressive change in the future!