As a straight, married man with children, I had to snicker at the timing of Prop 8 (the California proposition to overturn the right for gays to marry in California) happened during THIS election cycle– you know, the historic one. While all the celebrations about civil rights are happening, the gay community is having their rights stripped away. That is fundamentally offensive to my family. Gay marriage does not affect my own marriage (except well, that whole ’spending money for more wedding gifts’ thing, but hey, the economy, stupid, heh).

Proponents of Prop 8 forgot something: Because of how close the Prop 8 race was, it’s a notable item in current events– it’s on the news every night and a topic that comes up with our children. We’re already discussing the historical significance of Barack Obama’s victory and the history of civil rights, Prop 8 fits nicely in there. Those ‘Yes on 8′ signs helped, too.

You can be sure around 50% of are in the position to explain this from the opposing view– and most likely, in far greater detail than would be allegedly ‘taught in schools’. I’m proud that San Francisco, Los Angeles, and my home Santa Clara County (read: Silicon Valley) are challenging it. We narrowly defeated the proposition here.

Segregation is not a hand-me-down. There should be no Drinking Fountain 2.0. And please, please, please, keep your Gods out of our Government.

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