March Forth on March 4th.

I've been witness to an amazing display of heartfelt humanity.
Last Wednesday, March 4th, was the eve before Proposition 8 would be challenged in the California Supreme Court, to deem if its passage was constitutional.
For me and many loved friends and family, this Proposition changed our outlook on what kind of world we live in: there were actually people who thought themselves important enough to meddle with other people's happiness, freedom, love... and lives. They made it okay to discriminate against a minority, all over again.
I thought we were over this already- think interracial marriage. We speak of being a country of equality. Let me tell you, the passage of this horrible Proposition, that broke over 18,000- that's right- 18,000 COUPLES- hearts has proven to me that that claim is basically bull****.
Anyone who is willing to be sworn into a loving, committed relationship should be welcomed into it with open arms by society, regardless of the gender of their chosen mate.
But this is supposedly "destroying" marriage. Would you like an actual example of a marriage that brings shame to this tradition? Let's all remember Brittany Spears, and her 24-hour Vegas ordeal. What glory.
She's allowed to throw around her right to marry like it means nothing, but homosexuals are not even allowed to tie the knot after 30 or 40 years of commitment and love towards one another.
Moving on.
On the eve of March 4th, in a candlelight vigil to honor love and humanity, people who believe as I do gathered all over the state.
The vigil I chose to attend was outside the Galleria mall, where we held our candles either in silence or soft song, and we fought back peacefully- with our presence.
Letting all of those people who chose to strip our rights know that we were there- that we were not about to give up. We were not going to peacefully forfeit the rights that were guaranteed to us by our natural rights as human beings.
You can't just brush us all off.
Don't these people understand, they brought tears, pain and heartbreak to an entire group of HUMAN BEINGS. In our world today, we have enough pain. What we're lacking is understanding and love.
I'm appalled it has even been brought to this point.
So we stood there, some with small signs, all turning numb from the cold-
and we were there for each other, our mutual presence and the kind gestures and honks we got from others guaranteed that there were people who understood, and most of all-
that there is hope for change.
And we will overcome.