One man carried a sign which proudly proclaimed:
“Dan White is A Hero For Killing a Queer”
Another sign stated that “Homosex Is Evil and Unnatural”
A church group emphatically stated that gay people were in control of banks and the media — the same argument that Hitler used against the Jews.
As the California State Supreme Court heard oral arguments from both sides regarding the Proposition 8 marriage ban this morning, the arguments on the streets of downtown San Francisco were loud and angry. Thankfully there was no violence, as the Far Right once again showed what it really stood for: hate and inequality.
One man turned to a male-to-female transgender person and proclaimed: “Why don’t you dress like a man?” The man, who claimed to be a Christian, stated that her clothing “affected me and my children personally.”
Another “gentleman” approached a family, proud parents who stood with and in support of their gay teenage son. “All your son cares about is getting d— up his a–.” The irate father was furious, and a police officer had to stand between them.
I’m sad to report that this was largely the kind of rhetoric that came from the Yes on 8 people when I went to San Francisco Civic Center today. There was so much hate in the air, the air reeked from it.
All the hate was coming from people who claim to be Christians. Fred Phelps and his followers were nowhere to be found — this was coming from others.
Make no mistake about it, friends. They hate us. They want to hurt us. Some of them want to kill us.
Regardless of how the court rules, it’s imperative that we come together as a unified community, standing tall and proud in support of each other.
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I am so very sadden that there are people in our country/world with this level of ignorance. I hope the California Supreme Court rules in favor of Gay Marriage and uses the precedence set before them in Loving v. Virginia where marriage was granted as a fundamental right. Fundamental rights cannot be discriminated against by race, gender, sexual orientation….it’s just plan unconstitutional that the GLBT community has to fight this hard for something guaranteed to them by our US Constitution.
Comment by Velma — March 6, 2009 @ 9:58 am
“All your son cares about is getting d‚Äî up his a–.”
Uh, no.
All “christians” care about is their sick fantasies of somebody’s son getting a dick up his ass.
It’s all they ever talk about. More like OBSESS about.
The phrase “get a life” couldn’t be more apt.
Comment by Scott — March 6, 2009 @ 12:16 pm
Scott you are so right!! I would put money on it, anal sex is one of these people’s biggest secret fetishes, if not THE biggest.
Comment by DaveTheWave — March 6, 2009 @ 4:04 pm