Fear of the Unknown

Sadly, I find myself disappointed in humanity today. Today was voting day and one of the issues on the ballot was to grant recognition to domestic partnerships for gay folks. Another was to add an ammendment to the constition that marriage is only between "one man and one woman".

I will state for the record I am not gay, but I have always felt passionately about issues around the gay population. I have gay friends, a number of them in fact, so that may influence me some, but not much as I felt this way before I met them.

One of the biggest problems I have with Colorado Springs is Focus on the Family (or Poke Us In The Fanny as Beosig likes to call it) is the influence they have over the general population. One of the things Focus on the Family has pushed (and hard!) is how gay people don't deserve any recognition, voice, or other rights granted to all humans on the face of this earth. Unfortunately you can see this view echoed in the general population in Colorado Springs, and I truely feel a large part of the reason for that is that people are afraid of standing up to Focus on the Family. I on the other hand have always said I'd like to work for them and corrupt them from the inside out. How fun!

Pardon me, but aren't gay people human too? Am I wrong? Being gay is NOT contagious, there is no reason to discriminate against them. I think maybe the reason I feel so strongly about this is because it rings of the same battle that women went through (and are still fighting) to be seen as equals in the world. How is it different when the subject is about sexual preference rather than gender? Same battle, years later.

Just now I am hearing that the two issues that would help gay folk out have been shot down. What are we afraid of people? I am sorely disappointed in the fact that people just can't seem to open their eyes and see the big picture. Grow a backbone for heaven's sake! We can't keep sweeping this under a rug like it never happened. Eventually it will get out and we'll have to deal with it. I'm opting for sooner rather than later.

I could dedicate pages upon pages to my point of view on sexual preferences and discrimination but I will save my breath for now. Perhaps another time.