In June, I was married in a state that honored love. Last night, bigots chose to devalue my marriage and those of millions of other Americans.<\/p>\n
I hope someday they realize how shamefully they’ve acted, with their signs that screamed the equivalent of, “Get the Negroes Off Our Women.” In thirty years, when gay marriage is as unquestionable as interracial marriage, and homosexuals permitted in churches where they were once banned as black Americans are, I’m sure the bigots will grab credit for assisting the rights of gay people. They’ll lie, as ministers have lied about barring their doors against black worshippers. Or maybe their factually incorrect memories will feel real to them. But they’ll be lies. And when the next civil rights battle comes, they’ll act wrongly again, having convinced themselves they were on the side of justice last time.<\/p>\n
I made my marriage in joy, but it’s only a business contract. A business contract I can only have because I was born with a vagina and my husband with a penis. Because he’s heterosexual and I found a man before I found a woman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In June, I was married in a state that honored love. Last night, bigots chose to devalue my marriage and those of millions of other Americans. I hope someday they realize how shamefully they’ve acted, with their signs that screamed … Continue reading