Same-Sex Marriage Update

[Sun]

Originally Posted by Greyson

I too am happy that the broader issue of DOMA will be addressed. It is long over due, generations over due. Many in our country have paid a personal price.

Civil Rights, Human Rights seem to come by pain, struggle and those at the brunt of injustice refusing to give up the fight, the hope, the action and required fighting, pushing back.

Greyson,

Thank you for the updates. I wish that I could say that I was happy, but this issue makes me angry. The Prop 8 campaign was downright traumatizing for many of us. At an NGLTF training in Castro last spring, the agenda was sidelined by many community leaders sharing how traumatized they still were after the No on 8 campaign. I attended as a volunteer from our legislative ministry and spent hours listening to the pain of leaders who had not really processed this information, nor did they feel that they had a right to because after all, this is a battle and we are expected to keep on fighting.

For me the internal conflict is having to "fight" or "defend" something that is inherently about love. The NGLTF training experience made me aware that our leadership needs places to go and safely process the battle fatigue.

I never doubted that the Supreme Court would hear the Prop 8 case. How could they not? It is clearly unconstitutional.

Again thank you for the update