"Love Will ALWAYS Prevail"
© Sion Fullana
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DO NOT USE without written permission. Thanks.
The New York Senate failed us yesterday. It seemed like a promising time for the achievement of gay civil rights in the state of New York, that would set an example for some others that are trying to fight the fight.
A bill that would give same-sex couples the right to marry in New York and guarantee their equal rights was rejected with 38 votes against it versus 24 in favor. What's the saddest in all this? Not just that the 30 Republicans all voted NO (that would be expected), but that 8 Democrats betrayed the LGBT community and many of the promises they had made during election time to help us in exchange of our votes, our support and contributions. Shame on you, Senators!!!
And shame a million times harder on anyone who fights to have the basic rights of other human beings reduced, just because they think themselves "superior" in any way. I say NO!!!! You aren't superior, you are just sad, narrow-minded, religion-controlled part of the mass, like scared flock...
But make no mistake... the LGBT community is not going anywhere. You won't make us disappear, you won't make us stop loving our partners, and fighting for that love to be equally recognized at all levels of justice and social and economic equal benefits.
Because hatred and ignorance may be strong, but hope and love will always prevail.
I know what I talk about. I'm from Spain, a country with a sometimes very castrating Catholic Church who try to mess with the political affairs of a proclaimed laic state. A country with a history of machismo and a decades long dictatorship where homosexuals were imprisoned if not worse. And yet, our president, Jose Luís Rodríguez Zapatero, DID fulfill his electoral promise and fought anyone who got on the way until same-sex marriage was approved by law in Spain. For that, I'll always be proud of him and of belonging to the side of Spain that believes in justice.
Now we ask.... Obama... when is YOUR turn? When will you fulfill YOUR promise of being a champion for the LGBT citizens? Don't fail us. We put all our faith in you.
Images from the Rally for Equality.
Times Square
New York
December 2nd, 2009.
"Love Will ALWAYS Prevail"
© Sion Fullana
All rights reserved.
DO NOT USE without written permission. Thanks.
The New York Senate failed us yesterday. It seemed like a promising time for the achievement of gay civil rights in the state of New York, that would set an example for some others that are trying to fight the fight.
A bill that would give same-sex couples the right to marry in New York and guarantee their equal rights was rejected with 38 votes against it versus 24 in favor. What's the saddest in all this? Not just that the 30 Republicans all voted NO (that would be expected), but that 8 Democrats betrayed the LGBT community and many of the promises they had made during election time to help us in exchange of our votes, our support and contributions. Shame on you, Senators!!!
And shame a million times harder on anyone who fights to have the basic rights of other human beings reduced, just because they think themselves "superior" in any way. I say NO!!!! You aren't superior, you are just sad, narrow-minded, religion-controlled part of the mass, like scared flock...
But make no mistake... the LGBT community is not going anywhere. You won't make us disappear, you won't make us stop loving our partners, and fighting for that love to be equally recognized at all levels of justice and social and economic equal benefits.
Because hatred and ignorance may be strong, but hope and love will always prevail.
I know what I talk about. I'm from Spain, a country with a sometimes very castrating Catholic Church who try to mess with the political affairs of a proclaimed laic state. A country with a history of machismo and a decades long dictatorship where homosexuals were imprisoned if not worse. And yet, our president, Jose Luís Rodríguez Zapatero, DID fulfill his electoral promise and fought anyone who got on the way until same-sex marriage was approved by law in Spain. For that, I'll always be proud of him and of belonging to the side of Spain that believes in justice.
Now we ask.... Obama... when is YOUR turn? When will you fulfill YOUR promise of being a champion for the LGBT citizens? Don't fail us. We put all our faith in you.
Images from the Rally for Equality.
Times Square
New York
December 2nd, 2009.