It is sooooooo ordered!

Lord. This entry has been languishing on my computer for days now.

BAM!
California struck down Prop 8 and two landmark battles for gay rights are heading towards the Supreme Court. Awesome.

Prop 8 was deemed unconstitutional and a violation of gay people's rights. In the final ruling, it was decided that "moral disapproval alone is an improper basis on which to deny rights to gay men and lesbians (135)."

For a legal document- there are some pretty powerful and moving statements. My favorite, however, is below (the phrase in italics is my favorite part): "The evidence shows, however, that Proposition 8 played on a fear that exposure to homosexuality would turn children into homosexuals and that parents should dread having children that are not heterosexual. ff 79; PX0099 Video, Its Already Happened (mother's expression of horror upon realizing her daughter now knows she can marry a princess).

Let's be serious for a second. No matter what your views-- I think we are overestimating children's resolve. There isn't a high level of "stick-to-it"-ness involved in children's plans or dreams. If parents are really that distraught over an idea that a child has... probably wait two days for them to change their mind.

Dad: Lisa is gay now?

Mom: [not looking up from her book] She wants to marry a princess.

Dad: A princess?! So she's a monarchist too?!

Mom: [still reading] Don't worry about it Stan.

Dad: Well how does she expect to become a spy once the government discovers she is a tory?

Mom: She doesn't want to be a spy anymore. She wants to be an astronaut.

Dad: An astronaut?!?

Mom: I think it is nice.

Dad: That girl needs some sort of game plan for her future.

Mom: She is six.

Dad: [seemingly resigned to his daughters astronaut/princess fate] Where is Mark?

Mom: He is out in the back playing Rambo

Dad: [looks out the window] When did he become such a merciless killing machine?

Photo tribute to Prop 8 being struck down

"you are making Ellen sad"

Photo Credit: Steve Griffin (via huffingtonpost.com)

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