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I was having difficulty figuring out what was more important to me: Prop 8 or the presidential election.

Given that I just spent an hour in the shower crying, I think i have a pretty good idea.

I am really doing my best not to hate over 51% of California voters for being religous bigots, homophobes, or just too stupid to see through the Yes on 8 lies, but I haven't quite managed yet.

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Prop 8 can (and I believe will) be over turned within the next four years. My roommate who can no longer get married due to prop 8 is very optimistic in spite of the prop 8 results. He reminded me that just a few years ago, 70% of California was completely against gay rights, and the fact that prop 8 just barely passed shows progress. And as Shaix pointed out, no one is saying "Oh well, we tried." In fact I think it's likely that people for equal rights are fired up enough to take things to a higher level.

And speaking of higher levels, I predict within the next year or two that this injustice will be brought back to the supreme court as a human rights issue, not a religious issue that can be deferred to the states. It's only a matter of time, and with Obama in office, I believe that the justice we deserve will be far easier to achieve.

Your tears are justified though. Ignorance is a very sad and powerful thing.