I woke up this morning with a heavy heart. But my sadness turned to anger as I thought about how a campaign supported by the church I grew up in lied and misled for months and months leading up to election day. It was a shameful campaign led by groups that claim to live the teachings of Jesus Christ. It was run with a friendly-sounding but false claim that it was not anti-gay but pro-marriage.
I continue to read the reactions of gay and lesbian Californians that feel hurt and betrayed and frustrated. They have partners that they love. Many of them have children that they love. Californians yesterday decided that those families don't matter and that those marriages are second-class. I think many Californians that voted yes on Prop 8 truly don't realize the pain they're causing. I think many feel torn and conflicted, and voted yes out of deeply held religious beliefs. I can respect that even though I disagree. I think many do know what they're doing and just don't care, which makes me angry.
I will continue to work with my gay and lesbian brothers and sisters and anyone else to ensure that they are treated fairly and equally, and that someday they will have the right to marry just like I do. There's a lot of work to do:
If we had won this, this civil rights battle would be all but over. Now, it isn't. So we get back to work, arguing, talking. speaking, debating, writing, blogging, and struggling to change more minds. The hope for equality can never be extinguished, however hard our opponents try. And in the unlikely history of America, there has never been anything false about hope.
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