This past election was a double edged sword for the Gay and Lesbian community. The defeat of the Republican Party was complete and we were able to elect a man who has promised to include Gays and Lesbians in any laws that affect us. President Obama has said that he will actively work to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act that "prevents a state from having to recognize the legality of a same-sex marriage performed elsewhere in the country." President Obama has said that he finds DOMA to be an "abhorrent law," but he still defines marriage as "between a man and a woman." I guess we had to vote for someone so he was the lesser of two evils in regards to Same Sex Marriage. But with this victory came a very bitter defeat. At least 4 Anti Gay propositions passed with Prop 8 in California being the most disappointing.

The Mormon and Catholic Churches, who both have histories of ATROCITIES and BIGOTRY, were instrumental in passing these Anti Gay propositions. Considering both organizations have been HYPOCRITICAL in their stance on "Traditional Marriage" and "Same Sex Marriage," their involvement has been particularly galling. That they are using the Bible to Justify Bigotry, is indefensible. Passages of the scripture are being taken out of context, twisted or OMITTED to support their position on Same Sex Marriage. The ironic part of this "struggle" is that the Religious Right, regardless of color, are using many of the same arguments against Same Sex Marriage that were used to justify the denial of Civil Rights to people of color.

The Devil Thinking that is being used to deny the Human Rights of Same Sex couples, in the end, will be defeated. Discrimination is illegal and will eventually be found to be so. And those people on the wrong side of this debate will have to answer to their creator for sitting in judgment of other people, and twisting the scripture to defend their lies, regardless of what they call HER!

The elections of 2008 have awakened a sleeping bear with an estimated 600 BILLION DOLLAR spending power. If they think they have won the battle, they are mistaken. All they have done is recruit more soldiers to the other side of the war!