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Early Morning Optimism

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starboardlight:
things are changing and the changes come much faster than in previous generations. blame/credit the media age, or the information age, but information can change perception. the easier it is for people to get it, the faster change can happen. Like del, I get very pessimistic sometimes, but thinking back, things have changed significantly (though not enough yet). Looking at my experience in high school, it's the same story as those of generations before me. Compare that with those of gay teens today, and you see how much has changed in the last decade. When I was in high school  and college, I never thought that the possibility of marrying was even possible in my life time. Just coming out and finding someone we could love would have been as far as any of us could hope for. To actually confront the idea of marriage?! Domestic partners benefits! Creating families! Do I dare actually hope for those things before I die? Not ten years ago.

Del is right, attitude is independent of the laws. But for me, attitude have already started to change. We have corporations actually ahead of laws. Most large companies are recognizing gay partners in the companies and have made policies to offer medical benefits. To think that the most conservative of institutions are ahead of the curve on this! This is rather surprising, since they've always been just behind the church as far as embracing changes. This at least is giving me hope that attitude is changing. There will be those who resist, and we simply wait for them to die off. There are still people today that still think desegregation was a bad idea. There will still be people who are against gay marriage, 50 years from now. But those people don't matter, if the law makes it legal.

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