STR8 against H8.

I've heard

that blogging about politics 

is blog-suicide.

A sure way to alienate readers.

I've been pretty good,

I think,

at staying neutral in my prose.

There is one issue, 

however,

upon which I'm not afraid to draw a line in the blog sand

and choose a side.

I believe in marriage.
I am advocate for equal rights.

I don't like hate.
Discrimination.
Ignorance.
Especially when it's based on fear.

I came across this website
via facebook
a couple weeks ago.

I bought a t-shirt.
Partially because it is a little
tongue-in-cheek
to wear a t-shirt that says, "FCKH8."

I certainly can't put it on my license plates.
But also, because I think it's a good cause.
The support of gay marriage.

I think it's okay to be afraid of things you may not understand,
or things that you may not morally approve of
because of personal or religious reasons.
I think it is also okay to disapprove of those things.

I do not, however, think that it's okay
to deny rights to only select people
because of that fear.

Misunderstanding.

Doing so,
denying gays and lesbians the right to marry,
is a heinous form of
persecution
exclusion
and judgement

disguised as:
"the upholding of moral and ethical conservative values."

People.
Citizens of the United States.
Having equal access to all rights.

I thought that was a Conservative Value....

I'm standing up to FckH8.
I hope you will, too.

Cheers,
A

*Editor's note: I love that you visit my blog. I love that you read it and share it with your friends.  And I especially love that you have your own point of view and may agree wholeheartedly with this post, or vehemently oppose it. This is an expression of my opinion only.  To say that it is not meant to perhaps influence yours would be untrue.  But it is not, in any way, meant to offend, anger, or harm any who choose to read.  Come again.  You're always welcome here.  xo.