Thursday, November 13, 2008

Dan Savage on Prop 8



(Via Andrew Sullivan)

While Tuesday, November 4 was certainly a day of celebration for many a cause, one of the black marks on that day was the passage of Proposition 8 in California. It's passage marked the end (hopefully, temporarily) of legalized same-sex marraige. It has since been revealed that the Mormons provided much of the funding for the campaign in support of Proposition 8. Consequently, over the past week there have been numerous protests outside of Mormon churches across the country. Many in the Mormon church, and the Christian Right in general, see this as a violation of their rights. I don't have the time nor the energy to lay out why that is complete bullshit, so in short, cry me a fucking river. One of the benefits of Proposition 8's passage however, has been the emergence of Dan Savage. Savage is not only incredibly funny and extraoridnarily intelligent, but he's a passionate advocate for LGBT issues. He's certainly made a fan and supporter (though I've always favored same-sex marraige) out of me!