A quick note...

Hate goes both ways.

Yes, unfortunately, I am talking about CA's Prop 8. Sure, I don't live in CA anymore and I shouldn't care, but I have friends and family in CA still and I hear A LOT about these things. I even hear about Prop 8 on Oregon radio stations because people are causing such a fuss. The voters voted. That's the way it is. Sure, it's not the outcome *I* would have wanted, but unfortunately, that's life. To quote the greatest "second mom" that I've ever had, "Life Isn't Fair."

I was, and still kinda am, upset with people that were voting YES insisting that they were being victims of hate throughout the campaign.

What about the people who you are campaigning against? Aren't they victims of hate, too? Aren't they more so the victims of hate than you, seeing as how you're trying to deny their rights? You're standing on a street corner, holding up signs, protesting, calling people at home, knocking on doors around the neighborhood, and trying to get Prop 8 passed... That's an insane amount of time, energy and effort going towards one of the most hateful propositions (other than the one in AK).

Unfortunately, everyone that voted NO is now getting *angry* and seeking revenge on the people that voted YES. Now, to me, this is silly. Leave the people alone. Stop protesting at Mormon Temples. Sure, they put a lot of time, money, and effort into things, but don't go closing doors that may one day open simply because you're angry right now. You're ruining your chances of ever having something like this actually happen. Shut up and let the courts do the talking.

Now, grated, Oregon does not allow gay marriage, but they do allow civil unions. But honestly, when I tell people about my friends X and Yav, do I say they are married or that, "They have a civil union." I tell them THEY ARE MARRIED. Because, really, they are. If a straight couple goes to the court house and gets a civil union, they are MARRIED. It's just the way you word it, in my opinion.


The hate flows both ways, people... whether you want to see it or not. The only way to stop the hate is to rise above it and be a better person. It's just sad that not everyone has realized that yet.