All STRAIGHT men are created equal

…all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. – That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just power from the consent of the governed, -- That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.

Well isn’t that nice.

Mind you, the Declaration of Independence was written before Blacks were freed from their chains, before women were freed from their kitchens, and before Gays were freed from religion.

And it’s only been in the last 100 years that the descendents of the aforementioned Blacks could go to the same schools, drink from the same fountains, eat in the same restaurants as their oppressors. Only in the last 100 years that women could wear pants without being called whores, that they could vote for who and what they wanted, and that they had the right to choose.

And as of November 4th, 2009, Gays and Lesbians still can’t get married. In fact, they can only get married in 10% of the United States. All men are created equal, huh?

One year after California of all places passes the law to ban gay marriage in its state, Maine does the same today with 53% of votes for the ban resulting in only 8% of the United States performing gay marriages. However, as of January 1st, 2010 it will be back to 10%. Thank you, New Hampshire.

Luckily, it is still the Right of the People to alter or to abolish [suppressive laws which] seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. I predict in the next 50 years, this prejudice will not even be an issue anymore. Every year, a generation of mostly conservatives becomes smaller as a generation of mostly liberals turns 18.

Someday soon all men will be created equal.