Politics Okay...I always say that I am never going to get involved or comment on politics. I think this one time I am going to go against my normal rule. I have had a lot of people coming up to me asking me if I am going to change my mind about who I vote for in the elections this year. Granted, we don't have the best choices this year...it is kinda choosing between Tweedledee and Tweedledum. Apparently Kerry has angered a few people with a comment that he made regarding Mary Cheney and her being a lesbian. The question...Do you think being gay is a choice. The answer was "If you ask the Cheneys' daughter, who is a lesbian, she will tell you that she is being herself." And he goes on to compliment her parents for being strong people in learning how to deal with it and how it had altered their mindscape towards discrimination. But somehow people have found that extremely offensive in how Mary has been dragged into this. Honestly, he might have made a faux pas in mentioning her, but it should not be pulled this much outta proportion.
Gay families have been made the core of the election this year. Bush's camp has stated emphatically that we should not be allowed any rights and is doing it's best to stomp on us all that they can, even going so far as to attempting to amend the Constitution to stop us from marrying. The Constitution was written to help prevent discrimination. If we amend it, won't that be going against everything that stands for? I never quit understood that. Marriage is defined in religion. Our forefathers originally wanted the country to have a separation of state and religion. Don't think that worked out exactly as they planned.
All I want is to be recognized as a person. I want to be able to walk down the street, hold my boyfriend's hand or even be able to kiss him in public. I do that now, but I would love to be able to do that without having to be stared at like I had grown an extra head outta my ass. :-) And I want the government to realize that AIDS and HIV is a valid disease and not something that was made up. That would be really nice.

Okay..that is my two cents. Oh, and I will still be voting for Kerry. He might not fully be supportive of us, but he has shown more support and knowledge regarding the LGBT community than the GOP and Bush.

Happy Elections!
  ¶ 10/15/2004 01:34:00 PM