A step taken by
right-wingers to strip gay
people of not only the right to marry, but all of the rights and benefits that come with marriage. It blatently writes discrimination into the Constitution and makes same-sex marriage illegal.
Voting "No" on Prop 8 is voting in favor of same-sex marriage and the rights of gays while "
Yes" on Prop 8 means that gays will have their rights taken away.
Contrary to right-winger'
s claims, Prop 8 has nothing to do with
children or schools or religion. Their claim that same-sex marriage will be taught in schools is ludicrous; schools
don't even teach about OPPOSITE-sex marriage, and even if they did, it would be to teach about different families. And it is not forcing churches to perform same-sex marriages or suing anybody or supporting the private agendas of any judge. These claims are nothing more than fear-mongering and twisting of the
truth. This is not a religious issue; this is a civil rights issue.
Prop 8 is all about discrimination and taking
people's rights away. Regardless of how one feels about gays or about marriage, it is immoral to take
people's rights away.
And using
children to encourage "Yes on 8" is as low and as despicable as Ann Coulter and Fred Phelps.
And that people are raising millions of dollars now, in an economic crisis, to write discrimination into the Constitution, is appalling. Money that could be put to good use is instead used to fund hatred by a bunch of meddling bigots who are nosing into something that is none of their business.