For my first post back in a little bit, I'd like to talk about being very, very edgy today. I woke up pissy and haven't really been able to shake it. And, sadly, I think I know why… politics, as usual.
I'm so afraid that Maine will repeal their same-sex marriage law and that Washington will say queers don't deserve any better than they have… it's pretty freaking scary, to be honest, and those are both issues up for public vote today. It was scary when it happened in California, and if it happens again today, then it'll just be another sign to the bigoted haters of the world that it's perfectly OK to fuck over the queers.
I'll likely be on edge until much later tonight when the results come in.
Why, some ask, do I care about what happens in Maine and Washington when I live in Chicago? Because Illinois introduced their own marriage equality law last month and if two more state's voters reject the basic human rights of LGBT citizens, our legislators here in Illinois will be much less likely to follow through with the proposed law for fear of it getting overturned and used against them in future elections. The same goes for every state, hell even the federal level: if we don't win today, it's going to be harder and harder to win at all legislatively.
So, yes I'm scared and worried. I want to marry my fiancé here. I want to have the legal rights and protections afforded to us like straight loving couples do (or even just straight couples that don't love each other but are drunk in Vegas and think it'd be fun). We need these laws to exist.
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