A Week of Joy and Tears

This has been quite the week, the Supreme Court acted not so supreme when it gutted the Voting Rights Act on Tuesday.   Evidently they weren't paying attention as several GOP controlled state legislatures tried to block large numbers of people of color from voting in 2012.  It was proven time and time again that the cries of voter fraud were fraudulent and  there was NO Voter Fraud.   So here we are folks in a new century having to fight the battle again! Within two hours of the ruling Texas began implementing blatant voter suppression laws.

After Tuesday, my hopes of DOMA being overturned and Prop 8 being upheld were pretty dim.   But a miracle happened and in the weirdest combination of majorities DOMA was overturned and Prop 8 not upheld.  I admit that I burst into tears when I heard them report the DOMA ruling.   As the walls come down the world will be a better place and children will know their full worth.  

By the time the dust had settled it was the women who were at the forefront of the action.  Thank you Edie Windsor's for taking on the U.S. Government and changing the world for millions and delivering the death of DOMA.   Thank you Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg for calling it like it is, and pointing out the “hubris” of your colleagues when they gutted the VRA.  Thank you Kristin Perry and Sandra Stier (along with Paul Katami and Jeff Zarrillo) for taking Prop 8 to the Supreme Court and eliminating one more hurdle as we move towards equality for all.   Thank you Wendy Davis for your heroic filibuster in the Texas state courthouse. 

And there is one more very big thank you to Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, founders of the Daughters of Bilitis, the first social and political organization for lesbians in the United States.   They paved the way for so many to come out and shout.  You can read more about them at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Martin_and_Phyllis_Lyon

While this week brought joy we all know that the fight for Voting Rights must go on, the struggle for full equality must go on and we must all join hands and work together to make America better for everyone.