As a gay "African-"American, I remind you that our country was founded by your die-hard fundamentalist rejects. Separation of church and state may have been intended by the Founding Fathers, but it's always been kind of glossed over....
In any case, this is a major step for racial civil rights. To me, all civil rights struggles are related. Unfortunately, straight (often religious, even lapsed) Black Americans don't see it that way. Thus, as you pointed out, many Obama supporters must have voted against gay rights.
I live in Wisconsin, which state strongly supported Obama, unlike my home state of Missouri with a margin to close to call (even now...) but both states ban gay marriage/unions/etc, and support anti-gay legislation.
Unfortunately American gays will have to take what we can get as far as equal rights. Blacks didn't get full civil rights all at once, either. We will simply have to keep fighting for full equality for the future, while enjoying what freedoms we can achieve for today.
This is why I had decided to live abroad in the Anglophone world a long time ago. But Australia and England are way different from the US, and I don't think I could adjust. And Wisconsin is cold enough, so I'm rethinking Canada....
Yeah....I don't see that ever happening.
In any case, this is a major step for racial civil rights. To me, all civil rights struggles are related. Unfortunately, straight (often religious, even lapsed) Black Americans don't see it that way. Thus, as you pointed out, many Obama supporters must have voted against gay rights.
I live in Wisconsin, which state strongly supported Obama, unlike my home state of Missouri with a margin to close to call (even now...) but both states ban gay marriage/unions/etc, and support anti-gay legislation.
Unfortunately American gays will have to take what we can get as far as equal rights. Blacks didn't get full civil rights all at once, either. We will simply have to keep fighting for full equality for the future, while enjoying what freedoms we can achieve for today.
This is why I had decided to live abroad in the Anglophone world a long time ago. But Australia and England are way different from the US, and I don't think I could adjust. And Wisconsin is cold enough, so I'm rethinking Canada....