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Arizona also passed an anti-gay constitutional amendment. One of the houses on our street several blocks away from our house displayed a "Yes" 102 sign in their yard. Every time I passed the sign, I felt a very personal attack. As though they were targeting our family.
My partner and I have been in this neighborhood for 14 years. 7 years ago we adopted our son's from Haiti. The neighbors on our block and the others on our street that we know are very supportive and voted the "right way."
I wonder if the family with the sign had known us, if they would have paused before they voted for the ban on gay marriage.
The more we become know, the less the bigoted people will be able to dehumanizes us. Not sure how to do this--arrive to volunteer, walk in and announce, "Hi, I'm gay, I'm normal and I am so happy to be here working with all of you!" That might be a bit forward. I want to hope and believe that many of the people who voted on these discriminatory propositions don't know the gay and lesbian people in their lives.
