Written: 10/04/2011
Slog has a fantastic piece, although, it’s mostly talking about activism, and different progressive groups. I’d like to pull a small bit out:
Maybe it’s because we were tired of paying the same taxes and not being able to pursue our happiness with equal fervor. Maybe it’s because for decades we had been told by Democrats, “Elect us and we’ll help you,” yet we had only seen discriminatory measures like “Don’t ask, Don’t tell” and the Defense of Marriage Act enacted into law. Maybe it’s because once your intelligence has been insulted flagrantly enough and your humanity denigrated deeply enough, you’ve got nothing left to lose. Whatever it was, many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans had had enough.
To me though, it’s the first sentence that means the most. I’m not being able to pursue my happiness: I’m a second class citizen.
All my best,
The King of Spades
