.......................................(There should only be one flag.)
I read a blog by a celebs wife. She wrote a poem that says she doesn't want to be a super hero. She doesn't want to speak for the masses. And why should she have to. There are plenty of people who want to speak publicly but are not given the mike and tv camera. I know first hand how that works. When I tried to have a civil rights rally in my home town, the white media would not announce it or bring a mobile unit. Something was wrong with the mobile unit, so I was told by two different news stations. I was asked if a minister was involved. What, I am not qualified to speak? I have to wear a collar or have someone speak for me? When I tried to get a public park for the rally, I was told no but that it could be held in a church. And it's the same with the gay rights issue. I've seen very little news coverage about Prop 8. Last week, two or three women on tv had a discussion about the legalization of prostitution but where is the discussion about Prop 8 that denies American citizens our legal rights. Yes, once again I compare the gay issue to the Black issue -- inequality. The truth is not suppose to be told publicly -- so the ones with the power -- who owns the media -- controls how much information is given to the public -- to the country.
Why is it that American citizens have to take to the streets and demand equality and our federal officials sit back and do not respond. Our federal officials do nothing to protect the rights of America citizens. Are the American soldiers who are at war on foreign soil fighting to protect America for heterosexuals? There are gays in the American military who are putting their lives on the line for an America who do not think they should have equality. Gay American soldiers know about what is going on here. The ones who make it back to us alive will not have the right to legally marry who they love. Why does American history keep repeating itself? Black American soldiers fought under the American flag but came home to find that they had very few legal rights. Black soldiers came home and could not sit in a White restaurant and have a cup of coffee. And here we go again -- denying Americans equal rights. It's time to end this -- EQUALITY NOW -- before our gay heroes make it home only to find that their country still do not give them the same rights as the heterosexuals they fought beside -- the same rights as the heterosexuals they fought to protect.
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