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Ok. I know I've been pissy (and on the wp) about the whole California gay marriage thing of late. But, you know, it's hard not to be, and I blog that shit to get the feelings out so they don't poison me. It's frustrating and ridiculous, and I don't even live in California. I was born there, though, so I feel some connection to it.

But. Here's the thing. Gay marriage will happen. It will. It's only a matter of time. Each subsequent generation becomes more progressive and open-minded. Kids these days, most of them, don't give a shit if you're gay. Even young Southern Baptists feel they have more important things to worry about than gay marriage (according to my mother, anyway).

I promise though, young people don't have these weird hangups about sexuality. And those old fag-bashing fucktards will be dead soon, or in crappy nursing homes their gay children put them in.

So don't worry. (I am mostly saying this to myself.) It's all gravy. And patience is a virtue. This does not mean that I won't be upset by the setbacks and the cruelty of hateful people. This does not mean I won't bitch about it more in the future. It just means that in my heart I know that might does not make right, and all this ridiculousness is only the dying gasps of an outmoded, archaic, laughable way of thinking.

And one day, all that will be left is embarrassment. The DOMA will go the way of miscegenation laws and our children will think us silly. Some of them won't believe there were ever laws that prevented two people in love from marrying. And that will be awesome.

bollocks!

The California Supreme Court upheld Prop. 8. It was a 6-1 decision. Asses. Props to Justice Carlos Moreno for having balls and being the lone dissenter. At least they let the 18,000 marriages stand. Probably because they were afraid of a riot on the courthouse steps. How ridiculous though. Laughable and shameful. The whole fucking thing.

Gay people aren't as angry as they used to be. They've all gone mainstream and started families. Become complacent. It's unfortunate. This country needs more angry fags. Gays bash back, and all that.

Oh well. Progress is slow and frustrating. We'll always have Iowa, though. Unless they decide to pass a constitutional amendment, as well.

This issue will make it all the way to the US Supreme Court, at some point. Hopefully after some of the conservative justices have been replaced by Obama appointees. A girl can dream, can't she?

prop 8 ruling today (and other gay stuff)

The California Supreme Court ruling on Prop 8 will be released an noon (central time) today. The court will post opinions about three cases challenging Prop 8 here. I'm nervous about it.

And then Obama announced Sonia Sotomayor as the new US Supreme Court appointee. I don't yet know how I feel about her. She's not replacing a conservative, so she's not really changing the way the court leans, unfortunately. And I don't know if she'll support gay rights or not. She's Catholic. I just don't know. And fucking Alito is still there, that asshole. I'm still hoping that he will just drop the fuck dead on top of an underage male prostitute. That would make my day, for sure. I'd also be satisfied with rectal cancer forcing him to retire. I know it's not very nice of me to say such things, but there's no law that says I have to talk nice about Sam Alito.

Anyway, back to gay stuff. This organization I've never heard of called GLAD, Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (not to be confused with GLAAD, Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation) has filed a lawsuit on behalf of people who have been denied federal marriage benefits or protections because of Section 3 of the DOMA. (.pdf of the complaint) Section 3 says that even if a same-sex couple is married in a certain state, they are not considered to by married by the federal government. The Department of Justice must respond to the lawsuit by June 22nd.

So that's good, maybe. At least they have to respond. We'll see how that plays out. Things are happening. People are making moves. It seems like this country is moving in a forwardish direction re: gay rights. Mostly. We'll find out about California in about an hour. Sigh.