I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart: I am. I am. I am.
Today, I donated $200 to the “Vote No on Prop 8” campaign.
Because that’s the kind of change I believe in.
Not a country that only recently legalized interracial marriage, and still bans the marriage between two people of the same gender.
This is not something we should have to fight for.
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out -
because I was not a Socialist.Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out -
because I was not a Trade Unionist.Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out -
because I was not a Jew.Then they came for me – and there was no one left to speak for me.
Martin Niemöller