A word of warning...political junkie that I am, as election day draws nearer I tend to get a little obsessive about it all...drives my Lovely Wife crazy.
Anyway, a few words about pro-homophobe initiatives on state ballots.
Simply put, eight states have measures attempting to ban gay marriage on the ballots this fall, Arizona, Wisconsin, Idaho, South Dakota, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and of course, Colorado.
I've already talked about the Colorado race. On the same ballot will be an initiative giving gay couples domestic partnership rights, essentially bestowing upon them most of the rights of married people, even if they don't actually get to consider themselves married. Both measures are actually winning right now, according to the polls.
The races in Idaho, South Dakota, South Carolina, and Tennessee are considered slam-dunks for the homophobes, but the rest of the races are considered at least competitive. What's interesting is the fact that in Arizona and Virginia, the sticking point seems to be the risk that anti-gay marriage legislation would likewise shoot down heterosexual domestic partnerships that aren't considered a form of marriage, as well. Had a post on the subject myself, in August about the Wisconsin race.
How ironic if the issue that kills opposition to gay marriage is the notion that heterosexual non-married couples want to protect THEIR right to stay...unmarried!
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