after prop 8 was passed, there were snide comments about the fact that opponents tried to win the black (and latino) votes by linking gay rights to civil rights. the denouncement by minority groups was a slap in the face of people who have a history of standing tall for true equality-- regardless of color. civility wasn't due to us.
now, less than a month later, the fear that prop 8 is the screen that will allow other people's rights to be shaken and sifted through has set it. people of color are looking around, finally realizing that taking away one group's civil freedom simply sets a precedent for removing another.
thinking back on the last 200 years of american history-- and how it was jolted in the 60's and 70's-- one has to wonder how much longer people who want only the right to acknowledge their commitment to love and protect will remain peaceful and loving towards those who would see them dead.
