Let me state at the outset that I don't like the idea of state initiatives determining marriage equality. This is a matter of civil rights; to my mind, antigay laws are the same as the anti-miscegenation laws of the last century. Civil rights shouldn't be up to majority rule; they should be guaranteed at all levels of government and protected through the court system. Despite the braying of the "Christian" Right, we live in a constitutional democracy - with the Constitution (both state and federal) protecting the rights of all even against the majority.

Nevertheless, it's encouraging to read that the unequal-marriage initiative put forward by antigay bigots in California is losing by nine points, 51%-42%. People are finally figuring out that equal marriage does not cause (a) earthquakes, (b) economic disaster, (c) the collapse of marriage everywhere, or (d) fireballs from the sky. And they're figuring out that gays and lesbians deserve the same right to marry the person they love as straight people do.

Perhaps there is hope for us after all...

Labels: California, GLBT Rights, Politics