The past few days since Proposition 8 was passed have been remarkable. What’s surprised me most are the number of women I know who are pretty united in their anger and sadness over the passage of the anti-marriage amendment to the California state constitution.

Ying, in Utah, writes:

“Even from this wacko state that I live in, there are many that are opposed to “8″ and just this last weekend, LDS Mothers Against 8 rallied in SLC.”

Last night, a text from my friend Alexis:

“RU coming 2 the rally? We have 2 show them that they can’t take away our rights.”

My mom writes:

“I can’t even imagine the hurt you and Bronson must be feeling today after California citizens voted to pass Prop 8. You and Bronson are in [our] thoughts and prayers.  We pray that together we will seek to find a peace that brings us to open a dialogue respectful of one another’s values.”

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“It is better to light a single candle than to curse the darkness.”
-Eleanor Roosevelt

As the election returns were pouring in, one of my friends from college asked me last night what I thought about the anti-marriage amendment passing here in California and “what this means” for us.

We may have lost the battle, but we’ve won the greater war by electing Barack Obama president.

I know that California Attorney General Jerry Brown has said that our unions will stand, but in reality, the passage of Proposition 8 likely means that the California Supreme Court will eventually have to decide on the fate of the 18,000+ couples who wed while they had the right to marry. I’ve also heard there’s a possibility that the state high court could repeal the amendment as incongruous with the “equality clause” in the California constitution.

The bigger picture here is that we now have a president-elect who believes in change, and holds that “equality is a moral imperative” for gays and lesbians saying: “I oppose the divisive and discriminatory efforts to amend the U.S. Constitution or those of other states.”  Obama supports both the Matthew Shepard Act and Employment Non Discrimination Act, indicating he will sign them both into law. He advocates the complete repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) because “federal law should not discriminate in any way against gay and lesbian couples, which is precisely what DOMA does.”  Most importantly, Obama will appoint justices to the Supreme Court who will stand for human rights. (more…)

Yesterday I joined my friends Darin and Eric in front of the Los Angeles Mormon Temple, protesting the church’s multi-million dollar funding of the anti-marriage amendment to the California state constitution. More pics after the jump… (more…)