The Adventures of Jessica Sideways

When I woke up and went to my computer, I received the bad news from my Aunt Lori who is living in between California and Virginia. California’s anti-marriage equality bill, proposition 8, won in the polls by a slim margin and equal marriage in California has been successfully compromised. Now, the California constitution is amended so that marriage equality is denied to couples of the same sex. The sad fact of the matter is that we need to get California on board because it has historically been the state that helps other states garner equality in their laws and thus, would have helped us obtain equal marriage. I have decided to wear black all day to show distress about the new inequality amendments in California and I am also planning to do something about it. I am going to dedicate more of my time to being an activist in the LGBT community and work with fellow Coloradans to help battle homophobia and transphobia. Continue reading ‘Prop 8 Won and We All Lost’