Darian,
I'm all over this! At work, folks knew what was coming from me as I promised myself and them that I would bathe in the sun of our new President Elect Obama for at least one day. But then, we watched The View at work in our conference room and heated discussions began. I had to unleash my tied tongue to speak on how I truly felt.
Our boss, Dr. Melanie Thompson thankfully just returned from her wedding in California (3 weeks ago) to her partner of 19 years. I was so honored to share in this experience with her - even if from afar.
Then Wednesday night, I watched CNN and other stations reveal that 70% of Blacks not just in California but Florida and Arizona approved this ban on marriage on the backs of Black men and women that carried it. I'm upset all over again. Shame on us.
The bitter in the sweet that I revealed during our watching The View on Wednesday was that I don't feel good being aligned with those Blacks, especially the church, religious Blacks that voted Republican and helped to assure that Bush would get back in office to mess up the economy, mishandle The War and so much more. I hold them accountable too. That, for their homophobia, their ignorance, their stupid narrow vote on gay marriage issue, we had 4 more years of W.
I'm with you on this and I bring my passion and many, MANY others who will be on our side. Let's work to fight this craziness. You are not alone on this issue. I will not give up. And while I understand how even we convince ourselves not to hope too much for a better America regarding homophobia, President Elect Obama is OURS too, to believe in. I've earned a right with my vote for President Elect Obama to believe in CHANGE for all aspects of my life. My dollars donated were from an American that deserves equal rights, from a Black man, from a gay man - my American Black Gay dollars that support CHANGE. So before we convince ourselves that it can't be done, let's grab this moment in OUR history that if the impossible can be achieved with the election of Mr. President Obama, IMPOSSIBLE is not an option regarding overcoming this challenge before us. The bitter in this sweet, HAS TO BE REMOVED!!!!!
I'm all over this! At work, folks knew what was coming from me as I promised myself and them that I would bathe in the sun of our new President Elect Obama for at least one day. But then, we watched The View at work in our conference room and heated discussions began. I had to unleash my tied tongue to speak on how I truly felt.
Our boss, Dr. Melanie Thompson thankfully just returned from her wedding in California (3 weeks ago) to her partner of 19 years. I was so honored to share in this experience with her - even if from afar.
Then Wednesday night, I watched CNN and other stations reveal that 70% of Blacks not just in California but Florida and Arizona approved this ban on marriage on the backs of Black men and women that carried it. I'm upset all over again. Shame on us.
The bitter in the sweet that I revealed during our watching The View on Wednesday was that I don't feel good being aligned with those Blacks, especially the church, religious Blacks that voted Republican and helped to assure that Bush would get back in office to mess up the economy, mishandle The War and so much more. I hold them accountable too. That, for their homophobia, their ignorance, their stupid narrow vote on gay marriage issue, we had 4 more years of W.
I'm with you on this and I bring my passion and many, MANY others who will be on our side. Let's work to fight this craziness. You are not alone on this issue. I will not give up. And while I understand how even we convince ourselves not to hope too much for a better America regarding homophobia, President Elect Obama is OURS too, to believe in. I've earned a right with my vote for President Elect Obama to believe in CHANGE for all aspects of my life. My dollars donated were from an American that deserves equal rights, from a Black man, from a gay man - my American Black Gay dollars that support CHANGE. So before we convince ourselves that it can't be done, let's grab this moment in OUR history that if the impossible can be achieved with the election of Mr. President Obama, IMPOSSIBLE is not an option regarding overcoming this challenge before us. The bitter in this sweet, HAS TO BE REMOVED!!!!!
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