Proud To Be a Californian Today
Today, I feel proud to be a Californian. I am proud to be a resident in one of only two states to finally allow same sex marriage. At 5:01pm today, my fellow Californians were finally able get married without question of their race, their religion, their political beliefs, or their sexual orientation.
I fervently believe that gay marriage is the human rights issue of my generation that will be most deeply regretted and pitied from the future. It is the black rights issue of my lifetime. It is giving women the vote, more than eighty years on.
My generation’s children will read about these moments in their history books with equal parts fascination, horror, and surprise. We will answer their questions with shame, frustration, and discomfort.
Is it too optimistic to hope that California’s acceptance of same-sex marriages is the Rosa Parks moment for the gay rights movement that finally awakens this country to the hypocrisy of its laws and views on marriage?
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Welcome to the personal weblog of Mitchell W. Fox, a management strategy consultant in Sydney, Australia.The Intrepid Mr. Fox is about my personal life and adventures. It focuses on three main topics: The Good Life (things I enjoy in my leisure time), Travel, and my thoughts and ideas about the world around us.