Standing up for what's right

I am bisexual and I have been with my girlfriend for almost a year now. I have been with guys and have not found a deep connection with them as I have with her. I knew early on that I loved her and she felt the same. Around our 6 months, we got engaged. We've become fans of the HRC (Human Rights Campain) and subscribe to emails. We follow marriage equality news all the time. We live in New York and wonder if we ever will get to marry in NY. It went to Senate a couple months ago and we were denied the right to marry. This was hugely disappointing but I wasn't surprised. There are a lot of negative people who dont support LGBTs and those voices are being heard over ours. Again, disappointing. We have to wait another year until we can fight (even harder) to have our rights granted to us that we should have had already. We're thinking about going out of state (probably Mass.) for a small ceremony and then having a reception with family and friends who couldnt attend. But hopefully when 2012 comes around, we wont have to go out of state to celebrate our life and love together. ♥

I don't think that this type of discrimination is fair. Being part of the LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender) population, I believe it is my right to be able to marry whomever I choose. In the Constitution it says that "all men are created equal." Some chauvinistic people in America (and other parts of the world) believe that this was meant for only MEN to have every right. More people than some people think, think that the Constitution was meant to represent both female and male. Even if the first group of people were right, all men are NOT created equal since Gay men aren't allowed to get married to their partner. You know what I just said is true, don't deny it. Other views are extremely religious views. Religious leaders are saying that it is against the Bible for homosexuals to get married in the church. So what? Who says marriage has to be all religious? There are a ton of people that get married by a Judge or Justice of the Peace, not a Priest or another type of religious figure. Just because extreme Christians aren't open minded or think that LGBTs weren't considered when Jesus and/or God created men and women, doesn't mean they can suppress our right to get married (by law, not church). What ever happened to "separation between church and state?" Even if you get married in the church, you still have to get a marriage license and get it legalized by the local/state government. It is a legal thing, not a religious thing. A lot of people who get married aren't religious at all. So what does this have to do with religion?!

Although there are many organizations out there fighting against marriage equality, there is one organization fighting for those rights for LGBTs. That organization is called the HRC, or the Human Rights Campaign. These people are determined to make marriage equal among all peoples, not just straight people. Although the numbers prove that there are more people involved with the "against" crew, I believe the HRC will come out on top because determination, strength, love, heart, and faith will persevere over negativity. Maybe someday I will be a representative for the HRC and work for fighting for peoples' rights that aren't granted yet.

"If the mind keeps thinking you’ve had enough
but the heart keeps telling you don't give up
who are we to be questioning, wondering what is what?
Don't give up, through it all, just stand up"

Visit this link and view the video if you want to see what those "haters" are saying about LGBT rights and how the HRC is fighting that. If you want to donate some money to help the HRC and LGBTs, that is up to you. If you do, Thank you. If you don't, it's okay. But just keep your mind open, and view the video:

https://secure3.convio.net/hrc/site/Donation2?df_id=3780&3780.donation=form1&autologin=true&JServSessionIdr004=xu7t7oanl1.app305a

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...The Limping Lizard.