election day is over, and i wish there was some way that i could capture how i feel. the victory for obama was incredible, though not surprising (though i felt that bush would certainly lose in 2004 - and we know how that turned out). as my friend carey and i sat there on the couch (tears streaming down her face), we watched as the first african-american was elected president. an inevitable milestone? maybe. but still a sweet moment in history.
this morning the results of the ballot measures started coming in. question 1 in massachusetts was shot down last night (thankfully), by a significant margin. but as i started checking results of other states, i started to come down off my high.
arkansas will ban gay couples from adopting children or serving as foster parents. arizona and florida are banning gay marriage. california looks to be moving backwards. i don't know what to say about any of it. in an election centered around the message of change, this is beyond me.
don't get me wrong, i am so incredibly happy that we have jumped this huge hurdle in conquering racism. but how are people fighting for equal opportunities for all not in an outrage over the rampant homophobia made even more apparent by this election? equal opportunity for all, no matter what color of your skin...as long as you're straight.
this is not a political blog, and i am not a highly political person. and i know that people will never agree on everything, and that the world can't change overnight. but it just seems a bit hypocritical to be celebrating the fact that society has changed when really people have just changed who they are prejudiced against.
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