Indeed, let’s celebrate the defeat of Prop 8 but know it’s far from the end of hate
Blogger's note: This is the first in a series of posts that I wrote in February of 2012 as part of a writing fellowship application. See the introduction to this series here. That DOMA and Prop 8 cases are soon to go before the Supreme Court is what reminded me of this piece.
Yesterday, Proposition 8, California’s ban on gay marriage, was struck down by a federal appeals court in San Francisco. Gay rights supporters erupted in celebration, though those paying close attention to the decision were quick to point out that,
“. . . the Ninth Circuit did not hold that same-sex couples have a right to marry. It held