Dear Maine,
You can't say I didn't warn you, back in May, what to expect if you put the rights of your GLBT citizens to the popular vote.
The lies, the ignorance, and the divisiveness happened just as I predicted. The haters told vicious lies, and they won.
I know just how your GLBT citizens, their friends, and their families feel this morning. Because we still feel that way.
And as I told you before, you have deeply injured your community. People don't just "get over" being told they are second class, that their families are not worth protecting and that their love is meaningless. People don't just move on from the insults and the bile. Now, every interaction is tinged with doubt: did this person vote against me? Does this person hate me?
Workplaces will be on edge. Civic interactions will suffer. Churches will be split. There will be deep, deep hurt.
Maine, you have torn the heart out of many people. And that damage will linger for a long, long time.
I'm so sorry you did this. But you can't say you didn't see it coming.
Sadly,
California.
From Wockner: "Gay marriage was a winner in the cities of Portland (73%), South Portland (64%) and Bangor (54%), and in places such as Kennebunkport (61%) and Bar Harbor (73%). It lost in the cities of Lewiston (40%) and Augusta (47%)."
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Dear California,
Your letter really pointed out the truth.
Also, please note that my state just "allowed" gay people to have domestic partnerships that are similar to marriage, but with a different name.
One day people will look back and be as amazed as we are that people once held fellow mankind as slaves.
Not sad — just mad,
Washington
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