I Am An American

[Natasha]

I Am An American

http://www.bilerico.com/2008/12/i_am_an_american.php
Sara Whitman
December 9, 2008 5:00 PM

"I have spent much of my life as a victim. As a lesbian, as a woman, I have been a victim of hate, of violence, of job discrimination.

I'm done. I don't want to be the other. I don't want to be on one side while the rest of the world, divided by what often feels like an arbitrary line, sits on the other.

I am an American. I am responsible for three kids, my wife- my family. I love them and it is my job to take good care of them- the best care of them I possibly can. I pay taxes and a mortgage....