The queers are upset that I'm not an upset queer
Filed by: Guest Blogger
November 11, 2008 12:00 PM

http://www.bilerico.com/2008/11/the_queers_are_upset_that_im_not_an_upse.php

Editors' note: Ryan Miller, a native Texan, attends the Harvard Graduate School of Education where he is studying Higher Education Administration as a Point Foundation scholar. He completed a bachelor's degree with honors in journalism as a Point Foundation scholar at the University of Texas at Austin. After graduation, he worked for UT's vice president for diversity and community engagement and co-taught intergroup dialogue courses.

Ryan Miller.jpgTo be clear: I acknowledge, appreciate, and respect the work of everyone who worked against the anti-marriage ballot initiatives that passed on Tuesday. You were on the side of justice and I understand the disappointment because I feel it, too.

But Wednesday and Thursday were generally happy days for me after the election. Not so among some of my (white) gay and lesbian peers. Many I encountered seem to be in a depressing haze following the passage of Proposition 8 in California that banned marriage for same-sex couples.

Why was I not so upset?