I'm a multiracial woman, of primarily African descent and I an VERY happily [View all]

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married to a Texan of Bohemian Czech heritage and I am VERY concerned about the denial of marriage right to Gay people. Why, you might ask? Because the same people who who are gay bigots and are so much against Gays getting married are usually the same ones who are against "interracial" marriage. When the election here in California eliminated the right for Gays to marry here, my very Catholic Uncle voted no because he said it was a slippery slide and it was just one step away from making marriages like mine illegal.

My marriage was illegal in California until 1972, ( anti-miscegenation laws are crazy as hell), so, it's not unimaginable that it could happen again. As far as I'm concerned, there's no real difference between mixed marriages and gay marriages to certain types. In fact,some of haters who seem to be so concerned about what gay folks do in their bedrooms, hate people like me even more and interracial marriages send them into orbit.

I've always wondered why we use the term "Interracial", seeing as we are all Homo Sapiens sapiens, not Homo Sapiens africanus, Homo sapiens asiaticus or Homo Sapiens europeanus, etc. We have different skin colours but we are all human, (unless there are folks walking around out there from another planet...who knows?). Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to reproduce and have offspring that are fertile on a regular basis. Besides, we deserve the right to choose the mate who is the best for us.

The funniest thing is that alot of bigots "Play" with the people they campaign against so furiously...Think Ted Haggard, Strom Thurman, Eddie Long. Hell, I am, (and the vast majority of African American people),are ethnically who we are because of mixing of the slave holders taking black concubines. Some Slavemasters purposely impregnated black women for the purpose of producing babies who would command a higher price on the slave market.

I cannot and will never understand how people can vote to take away the rights of one group without considering that their vote is making it easier for their rights being taken away. If you give an inch, they'll take a mile. I'm just waiting to hear someone start talking about reversing Loving vs Virgina. After all, these freaks are trying to take away the right to be able to obtain a legal and safe abortion, that hot ass mess Santorum is actually espousing making birth control ILLEGAL! That idiot actually thought he made sense by singling out black folks by saying that he wouldn't give money to those of us who receive welfare benefits. Apparently, he wasn't aware that we are less than 13 % of the population.

So, I guess I'm saying that a storm is brewing and I am just waiting to hear one of these bigotted idiots say that my marriage is illegal. Of the people that got married the same year I did, our marriage is the only one that is ROCK SOLID and full of love. We underwent a test of fire ,( I was diagnosed with cervical cancer stage 4) and wasn't supposed to make it, first throught the night then to March of last year...I'm still here and kicking. We became even closer and I'll be damned if someone is going to tell me I can't be married to my boo.

To my Gay sisters and Brothers, I'm fighting for you and your fundamental human right to love whoever you choose. More Black people voted against the mormon backed Prop 8 than you know or was reported. When it comes right down to it, there not much difference between you and I.