I never used to be political either. I have a friend in Phoenix who I worked with for a few years and even after moving away, we've kept in touch for over 10 yrs. Well, anyway, she used to send me this right wing b.s. emails during the last election and I would try to be polite and tell her to stop with the racist emails. Then she sent me an email chain letter about how Obama was a socialist and that he had a black agenda and TEH GAYS were shoving their lifestyle down everyone's throat. And I got mad as hell about that. Forget the oh so common Obama comments, when she attacked Gay people, that blew me away. I wrote back to her and said, You call yourself a Christian? How dare you attack Gay people! WTF is wrong with you? I let her have it. I said, look as far I remember what Jesus said to Love Each Other. No. Matter. What. I said, what would you do if your son came to you and said he was Gay? Would you throw him out? Or would you Love him? Because Jesus would Love him, but not his own Mother? Never heard boo from her again.
I will defend you and yours for as long as I live. This war on women, on gays and blacks has got to stop. And NOBODY, Nobody will get away with it with me. I haven't heard from her in 3 yrs and you know what? I don't care. I don't associate with bigots and racists. If you want to be like that, then you're not my friend. And I feel no regret whatsoever.
I just wanted to give you a bit of hope. There are many like me out here and we're fighting right along side of you. In spirit. You tell your girlfriend to be patient. We have a lot of forgiving to do here and we have to make these people realize how stupid they are to discriminate you and yours truly. I am married to a man of a different race and 50 yrs ago, Loving v Loving, made it possible for me to walk beside my husband in pride. Your day will come. And I hope to Gawd, (I'm atheist) that you won't have to wait 50 yrs but maybe another 5 or so. Momentum is on your side.
Good Luck.
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