It's The End Of The World As We Know It

[Shana A]

Saturday, November 15, 2008
It's The End Of The World As We Know It
Posted by Rebecca Juro at 4:41 PM 

http://transgroupblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/its-end-of-world-as-we-know-it.html

also http://www.bilerico.com/2008/11/its_the_end_of_the_world_as_we_know_it_1.php

At least, I hope it is anyway.

Stonewall didn't do it. The Briggs amendment didn't do it. The Defense of Marriage Act didn't do it. The horrific misuse of Don't Ask Don't Tell to facilitate the most intense anti-gay witch hunt in the history of the US military didn't do it. George W. Bush actively championing a Federal Marriage Amendment didn't do it. Constitutional bans or laws prohibiting same-sex marriage in 45 states didn't do it. Only one issue over the course of our collective community history, HIV/AIDS, has even come close to doing it.

Unbelievably, it took the actual stripping of already existent marriage rights from gay and lesbian Californians to finally mobilize our community to loudly and proudly fight for our rights in significant numbers nationwide. At last, LGBT America has said "Enough!" and we're taking to the streets in protest all across our country. It's about damn time.