When Will They See That Separate Is Not Equal?
A few moments ago, in California, the decision to overturn Prop 8 was struck down. For gay rights activists, a sense of anger was in the air outside the California State Supreme Court today, as the CA State Supreme Court upheld a controversial ban on gay marriages that was voted in on November 4th. However, the court stated that those marriages that were enacted during the six month period of legalization before Prop 8 will remain legal, in a somewhat awkward state of limbo.
This does not mean the fight is over. This only means that those who fight must keep going. Take League/99Problems ally Kip Williams of One Struggle, One Fight for instance. Before the decision, Kip was quoted by the Associated Press about his passion for the cause: “We believe it’s time to put our bodies on the line to show that separate is not equal.”
At times like this, we must remember that individual anger about injustices must be manifested into a passion to change the state of the country. Take this statement by Robert F Kennedy, for instance.
“Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centers of energy and daring, these ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.”
By working together, we can bring down these walls of resistance.
Expect more voices, passion and attitude in the near future about this decision at 99Problems.org.
