It is Time to Dig the Trenches: Gay Marriage is Here!

By Owen P. Stephens

A call to action! Owen Stephens is ready to join the effort to defeat the marriage definition constitutional amendement!

It's time for the sleeping giant to wake! San Francisco, you've been enjoying your successes, but get ready, it is time to lead the nation against the right wing agenda once again!

During the State of the Union, George W bush looked each of us in the eye and told us we did not have equal protection under the law. In the next few days, Bush will formally endorse the constitutional amendment effort to restrict the definition of marriage, and to strip our rights to be in a committed, loving relationship under the law!

I have one thing to say to George W. Bush, "Get your, prying, opinionated, negative, invasive, unconstitutional opinions out of my relationships!"

I want to get married someday, and I am not going to let other people's games and short comings stop me. Be it the first amendment and my right to religion or my right to equal protection, I deserve to share every right with my future loved one as anyone else.

I am willing to stand up with Assembly Member Mark Leno and Mayor Gavin Newsom as they prepare to take on Pete Knight and George W Bush. I want to rise up with every gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and straight ally in this city to lead the United States in standing up for the rights of its people, and to deny hatred! I want to join the San Francisco Democratic County Central Committee in three weeks so my voice will be loud and clear in the Democratic Party! Discrimination and hatred is wrong! Separate is not equal! Gay marriage is right!

It is time for a push! San Francisco may be a comfortable situation now, but this fight is for real. We could lose all that we have fought for. Get ready San Francisco, we must be the leaders once again, we must be prepared for what is coming. This is the biggest battle so far, and we will win.