“Proposition 8… would eliminate the fundamental right to same-sex marriage. The very act of denying gay and lesbian couples the right to marry – traditionally the highest legal and societal recognition of a loving commitment – by definition relegates them and their relationship to second class status.” Los Angeles Times Editorial, August 8, 2008
If you think about it, this quote is very true! If Prop 8 passes then all the gays and lesbians that want to be married will have to settle for the second class status of a domestic partnership!
This is something to ponder, for all of the heterosexuals in the state of California, What if one of your kids turns out to be gay or lesbian? Then what? If you have voted yes on prop 8 and it passed you just screwed your kids life over, because now they will never get the same benefits that straight couples have preodained to them. Your gay or lesbian child will be treated like a lower class citizen and will never be able to follow their dreams of one day getting married to the person that they love!
I know that this is a big issue for most religious groups as well, because they don't believe that gays and lesbians were put here by God, but that's not true we were put here the same way you were and we were created by the same person that you were as well. If there is a God up there somewhere He would want the heterosexuals and the homosexuals to have all of the same rights and not be devided among each other but to live together in peace and harmony!
I know that all of the heteros in this state have at least one gay/lesbian friend if not more. Knowing that are you going to want to vote yes on something that might hurt one of your friends very badly in the future? If so, you don't have a heart!
Something else to be aware of, all of the ads that say Vote Yes on Prop 8, are all just a bunch of conservative propoganda that has been made by people that could care less about hurting others and would do anything to ban something that is good! The people that made these ads have lied and slanderized their own campaign! They made up all of these rediculous claims like: Protecting marriage!
"It restores the definition of marriage to what the vast majority of California voters already approved and what Californians agree should be supported, not undermined."
This is a quote from the yes on 8 website, it simply states that voting yes on 8 will give a definition to the word MARRIAGE. This word should not be defined as between a man and a woman, but it should be defined as between two people that love each other.
The first definition of the word marriage comes from the religious stand point not from the civil view. What ever happened to the seperation of Church & State? This is a good example of how nobody pays attention to their basic rights! The seperation of Church & State means the in no way, shape, or form can any religion be part of the gonvernment system of the state! Where does this definition come from? Oh, that's right it comes from the churches of California!
The second definition of the word marriage is the civil definition. This just means that this definition is the humane way to describe what a marriage should consist of! People are ignorant to the fact that proposition 8 will do nothing but hurt California if it is passed. This is because if this proposition is passed then the state will be segregated into two groups, the Heterosexuals and the Homosexuals and there will be no agreement ever again in what's right for the state.
Honestly, if you believe that voting Yes on prop 8 is protecting families, think again. Once again I bring up the issue that; What if one of your kids is gay or lesbian? Because lets face it people no matter how hard you try to change a gay/lesbian kid it will never work! This is because being gay/lesbian is not a disease, it is not something that is cureable by therapy, and it is NOT JUST A PHASE! Being GAY or LESBIAN is something that you are born with and it is not a choice, just like being STRAIGHT! Gays and Lesbians are no different from anyone else and it is just FUCKED up that straight couples get all of these rights but gay couples get screwed over!
This is all I am asking of anyone that reads this, please go out and vote NO on prop 8. It is for the good of the people and to protect families, from being segregated among themselves.
VOTE NO ON PROPOSITION 8!
Tuesday, October 21, 2008
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
ANGRY HOMO!!!
Hate Crime in IV
http://www.thedailysound.com/2008/09/local-man-victim-of-hate-crime.html
When i read this article i was appalled at the things that were done to this poor man! Heterosexuals honestly need to start using their fucking brains and start thinking of what their actions are doing to people that are part of the Alphabet Soup Community! Honestly, if i had a penny for every time that i heard the word "faggot" or the word "homo" used by heteros i would be a billionaire. The reasons why they [heteros] use the words that have such a negative connotation about them is because they know that they are hurtful, they know that they can get away with it, and they know that no one person in the queer community is going to stand alone against them. This is because they know that we, the queer community, are a minority compared to them, but if we stand up and fight together as a whole we can create major change!
This has got to stop! I am sick and tired of hearing about hate crimes happening in Isla Vista. The Queer Community needs to take a stand and rise against this oppression that we have lived with for so long. We need to fight for our rights and earn them justly so we get the benefits, the safety, the protection, and the peace of mind that the heterosexuals have!
I am personally very pissed off about these findings! I have had a bad experience in IV as well and these hate crimes, that the heteros commit, are going to stop! We need to stand together in this community, the place where most of us call home [Santa Barbara County] most see an end to this violence and hatred that is coming out of one small little section of the whole county!
IV is just a small part of the whole community and can hopefully have the views of Queer People changed for the better and away from the worse! I mean because seriously we are all just people in this world that are meant to live our lives how we want free of judgement from other people.
Honestly lets face it, THERE IS NO GOD! I mean if there was a GOD and he was creating us in his image, then there would be no queer people, and everyone would be perfect non-sinning people. Also if there was a GOD do you honestly think he would let the Queer Community be hated on so much? I mean because HE is supposed to be ALL GOOD, ALL KNOWING, ALL POWERFUL, and ALL PRESENT! HE doesn't exist people, and there is no way that you can prove HE does. The BIBLE is just an allegory that is supposed to teach us right from wrong. The only reason why the BIBLE is still preached to us today is because, HUMAN BEINGS need something to ignorantly follow, something that can provide all of the answers but never has any knowledge about whether the answers are true or justified, they just blindly follow something that is bringing them false hope, when the reality is that they are just being used by the churches and temples to keep the religion going, so the priest, rabbi, etc don't have to go looking for more followers they can just have the family born into the religion and that's how has been kept alive for so many generations.
But, enough about religion and my out take on it. These hate crimes seriously need to stop so I am going to invite all that read this to join the Queer Community, even if you don't identify as any part of the alphabet soup, in a MARCH TO SPREAD THE LOVE THROUGH ISLA VISTA!
You can find out more info on this march at:
http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=33083096626&ref=nf
http://www.thedailysound.com/2008/09/local-man-victim-of-hate-crime.html
When i read this article i was appalled at the things that were done to this poor man! Heterosexuals honestly need to start using their fucking brains and start thinking of what their actions are doing to people that are part of the Alphabet Soup Community! Honestly, if i had a penny for every time that i heard the word "faggot" or the word "homo" used by heteros i would be a billionaire. The reasons why they [heteros] use the words that have such a negative connotation about them is because they know that they are hurtful, they know that they can get away with it, and they know that no one person in the queer community is going to stand alone against them. This is because they know that we, the queer community, are a minority compared to them, but if we stand up and fight together as a whole we can create major change!
This has got to stop! I am sick and tired of hearing about hate crimes happening in Isla Vista. The Queer Community needs to take a stand and rise against this oppression that we have lived with for so long. We need to fight for our rights and earn them justly so we get the benefits, the safety, the protection, and the peace of mind that the heterosexuals have!
I am personally very pissed off about these findings! I have had a bad experience in IV as well and these hate crimes, that the heteros commit, are going to stop! We need to stand together in this community, the place where most of us call home [Santa Barbara County] most see an end to this violence and hatred that is coming out of one small little section of the whole county!
IV is just a small part of the whole community and can hopefully have the views of Queer People changed for the better and away from the worse! I mean because seriously we are all just people in this world that are meant to live our lives how we want free of judgement from other people.
Honestly lets face it, THERE IS NO GOD! I mean if there was a GOD and he was creating us in his image, then there would be no queer people, and everyone would be perfect non-sinning people. Also if there was a GOD do you honestly think he would let the Queer Community be hated on so much? I mean because HE is supposed to be ALL GOOD, ALL KNOWING, ALL POWERFUL, and ALL PRESENT! HE doesn't exist people, and there is no way that you can prove HE does. The BIBLE is just an allegory that is supposed to teach us right from wrong. The only reason why the BIBLE is still preached to us today is because, HUMAN BEINGS need something to ignorantly follow, something that can provide all of the answers but never has any knowledge about whether the answers are true or justified, they just blindly follow something that is bringing them false hope, when the reality is that they are just being used by the churches and temples to keep the religion going, so the priest, rabbi, etc don't have to go looking for more followers they can just have the family born into the religion and that's how has been kept alive for so many generations.
But, enough about religion and my out take on it. These hate crimes seriously need to stop so I am going to invite all that read this to join the Queer Community, even if you don't identify as any part of the alphabet soup, in a MARCH TO SPREAD THE LOVE THROUGH ISLA VISTA!
You can find out more info on this march at:
http://www.new.facebook.com/event.php?eid=33083096626&ref=nf
Monday, September 29, 2008
Stupid
You think that just because I didn't understand that you were joking about something that I am automatically stupid. You think that calling me fat and ugly is going to hurt my feelings, and then on top of it saying "later faggot" is going to make me feel worse about myself?Well I have news for you, it's not! Honestly I have more common sense than you do looks. The only reason why i talked to you was because you expressed an interest in me and the truth of the matter is that I realize now that the only thing you really wanted was SEX! I am not some sort of whore that just gives myself to anyone that wants me. You need to learn respect and need to learn to treat people right. Just because someone reacts differently than you thought they would've to a joke, that you were so blunt about presenting, doesn't mean that you blow up and get all crazy mad.
Blowing up in some one's face only show how stupid you are and shows that you can't present a reasonable explanation to make this person understand that it was just a joke and not meaning to be harmful in anyway. Obviously, I am not the one that has stupidity issues, you do!
I am not the one that got all butt hurt because someone didn't understand that it was just a joke. Before I continue I would like to ask everyone, What would you do if someone wrote to you and said, "douche" in the first message they sent? Would you write back and ask "why?", like i did, or would you just be like ha ha good joke?
I am not the type of person that jokes around like that. Words like; douche, jerk, asshole, FAGGOT, gay-boy, and so on just piss me off! So if you are going to joke around like that with me at least give me fair warning, unless you want me to be a complete asshole to you.
~Garrick~Ashton~
Blowing up in some one's face only show how stupid you are and shows that you can't present a reasonable explanation to make this person understand that it was just a joke and not meaning to be harmful in anyway. Obviously, I am not the one that has stupidity issues, you do!
I am not the one that got all butt hurt because someone didn't understand that it was just a joke. Before I continue I would like to ask everyone, What would you do if someone wrote to you and said, "douche" in the first message they sent? Would you write back and ask "why?", like i did, or would you just be like ha ha good joke?
I am not the type of person that jokes around like that. Words like; douche, jerk, asshole, FAGGOT, gay-boy, and so on just piss me off! So if you are going to joke around like that with me at least give me fair warning, unless you want me to be a complete asshole to you.
~Garrick~Ashton~
Sunday, September 28, 2008
I'm Making Changes!!!
PROP 8
Why? Why does this have to be there? After so many years of fighting to get the ban on gay marriage removed people have to try and come up with another way to stop the queer community from marrying and having the same benefits as heterosexuals!
Why though? Are we so different from each other?
My answer is no we aren't! We all just want to live our lives peacefully and marry the people that we choose! whether that be a man marrying a woman, a man marrying a man, or a woman marrying a woman, there is no difference between any of these three things. LOVE still exist between a man and a man or a woman and a woman just like it does between a man and a woman.
So then why is it so hard for heterosexuals to understand that HOMOSEXUALS are just like they are? Honestly, the only differences between heteros and homos are the sexual attractions, that's it nothing else.
So then why is there so much hatred between the 2 groups? I believe that it is because if heteros accept that there is no difference an they realize that we are all equal, that there will be more homos that will come out and the heteros fear that they will be over ran by the homos!
This is not true, queers are a great minority, but if it is accepted, then it will make it a lot easier for people to come out to their parents and not have to worry about being hated on by classmates and other peers as well. Honestly, people that are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, queer, pansexual, asexual, or of any other part of the alphabet soup, need as much support as they can get from their peers and other groups, such as; family, teachers, friends, loved ones, etc.
This hatred towards the alphabet soup community has gone on for much too long and I am here to make a difference and make some changes! I am going to make new changes in the ways that the alphabet soup community is viewed, so as not to be viewed in a negative way anymore, but instead to make it more acceptable to be who you are, and not have to live in fear of being shot or beat up in school because you are proud to be who you are!
This is the start of a new leaf in my life, as well as, the community that I am part of. There is going to be great change in my life, there are also going to be great struggles as well. I am going to make these changes with the help and support of my friends and family!
Why? Why does this have to be there? After so many years of fighting to get the ban on gay marriage removed people have to try and come up with another way to stop the queer community from marrying and having the same benefits as heterosexuals!
Why though? Are we so different from each other?
My answer is no we aren't! We all just want to live our lives peacefully and marry the people that we choose! whether that be a man marrying a woman, a man marrying a man, or a woman marrying a woman, there is no difference between any of these three things. LOVE still exist between a man and a man or a woman and a woman just like it does between a man and a woman.
So then why is it so hard for heterosexuals to understand that HOMOSEXUALS are just like they are? Honestly, the only differences between heteros and homos are the sexual attractions, that's it nothing else.
So then why is there so much hatred between the 2 groups? I believe that it is because if heteros accept that there is no difference an they realize that we are all equal, that there will be more homos that will come out and the heteros fear that they will be over ran by the homos!
This is not true, queers are a great minority, but if it is accepted, then it will make it a lot easier for people to come out to their parents and not have to worry about being hated on by classmates and other peers as well. Honestly, people that are gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgendered, queer, pansexual, asexual, or of any other part of the alphabet soup, need as much support as they can get from their peers and other groups, such as; family, teachers, friends, loved ones, etc.
This hatred towards the alphabet soup community has gone on for much too long and I am here to make a difference and make some changes! I am going to make new changes in the ways that the alphabet soup community is viewed, so as not to be viewed in a negative way anymore, but instead to make it more acceptable to be who you are, and not have to live in fear of being shot or beat up in school because you are proud to be who you are!
This is the start of a new leaf in my life, as well as, the community that I am part of. There is going to be great change in my life, there are also going to be great struggles as well. I am going to make these changes with the help and support of my friends and family!
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