The Boston Observer attends the Dyke March and the Gay Pride Parade.

Last week, the same week of Boston’s Pride, President Obama’s Justice Deparment wrote in support of the Defense of Marriage Act. This means Obama believes that if a person marries in Massachusetts and moves to Ohio, their marriage is null and void because Ohio does not have Gay Marriage. This is problematic for all of the obvious reasons; however, it also contradicts the position he took during his candidacy.

Yes, some of us should be able to be very happy, gay and complacent… But, for most of us complacency is a curse and the fight still continues. If there are people in this country who are denied certain rights because of where they live: then in a sense these rights do not exist. This is especially true in regards to the Gay Community. If a homosexual couple needs to move to a northern state in order to legalize their love, it is shared inequality. If a homosexual couple need to move away from their friends and family in order for their own family to be legally recognized, it is shared inequality. If a homosexual married couple cannot accept a position in another state because his or her partner may lose spousal benefits, it is shared inequality. Or as Martin Luther King, Junior said “Whatever affects one directly, affects all indirectly.” As a country we have fostered and survived on the belief that if a nation denies certain freedoms we continue to push for these freedoms, no questions asked. During the Civil Rights Movement, did African Americans say, “OK well, I guess we will have to accept that we will never be able to ride on the front of the bus in Alabama?” During the Women’s Rights Movement, did they say, “OK, we’ll only vote in the most populous cities?”

Small battles have been victorious. Thank you: Iowa, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Maine. These victories show that the cause is gaining momentum, but these victories have also shown us that we do not live in the United States of America but the “Until all States of America.”

What do I mean by this?

- Until all States of America recognize that homosexuals can serve in the military without shame or fear.

- Until all States of America recognize that families with two women or two men are legally recognized.

- Until all States of America can recognize that homosexuals can love as deeply, truly and passionately as heterosexuals.

Until we can stop saying “until” we still have work to accomplish, rights to fight for, and steps to be taken in order to truly reflect a “United State” a true “land of the free.”

Massachusetts, we have a lot to be thankful for, happy for, even prideful for; however, let us not be blindsided by the success of our state or the state of our neighbors. There are people, fellow countrymen, who at this very moment are struggling through discrimination, and blatant injustice. Not too long ago I remember Massachusetts belonged to this group, but now that we have fought and won our piece it is time to help fight and win for the peace of others.
This article can also be found on: http://www.directoryofboston.com/blog/

I was on the Internet, late (similarly to how I am now) when I received an instant message from a person I did not recognize. Usually when you receive an IM from someone you do not know it usually means one of three things:

1.)   They added you a long time ago when they were randomly stalking people one night.

2.)   They accidently IMed you

3.)   Trouble

2:36:51 AM remorsefultrout: Hi.

2:36:52 AM Gabby (Autoreply): Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

2:37:11 AM Gabby: who is this?

2:39:06 AM remorsefultrout: Hello!

2:39:10 AM Gabby: hi

2:39:24 AM Gabby: who is this?

2:39:33 AM remorsefultrout: I can’t tell you.

2:39:38 AM Gabby why?

2:39:38 AM remorsefultrout: Fate has brought us together.

2:39:50 AM Gabby: tell me more

2:39:51 AM remorsefultrout: The unveiling of my identity would ruin this interlude.

2:40:03 AM remorsefultrout: DESTROY THE POTENTIAL.

2:40:08 AM Gabby: ok

2:40:21 AM Gabby: you have my attention

2:40:27 AM remorsefultrout: I’ve been waiting for so long.

2:40:27 AM Gabby: what do you want?

2:40:31 AM remorsefultrout: Building up the courage to talk to you.

2:40:34 AM remorsefultrout:

2:40:42 AM Gabby: Do I know you?

2:40:58 AM Gabby: Well, let’s talk

2:41:47 AM remorsefultrout: Truth is only possible under anonymity. 

2:41:50 AM remorsefultrout: Ah, cruel life.

2:42:08 AM Gabby: I believe it

2:42:17 AM Gabby: But not for everyone

2:42:28 AM Gabby: What is the truth you’d like to speak of?

2:42:40 AM remorsefultrout: The truth of my SELF.

2:42:45 AM remorsefultrout: The truth of THE HUMAN SPIRIT.

2:42:58 AM remorsefultrout: So easily obscured in our modern world!

2:43:04 AM Gabby: Yes, too easily

2:43:09 AM Gabby: Why do you want to talk to me about this?

2:43:18 AM remorsefultrout: Because fate has brought us together.

2:43:32 AM remorsefultrout: It was meant to be.

2:43:32 AM Gabby: Is this a joke?

2:44:23 AM remorsefultrout: No, it’s not a joke!

2:44:59 AM Gabby: I don’t understand this fate that you speak of… 

2:45:08 AM Gabby: Do you understand it?

2:45:12 AM remorsefultrout: Yes.

2:45:15 AM remorsefultrout: I understand it.

2:45:17 AM Gabby: How?

2:45:22 AM Gabby: Why you, and not me?

2:46:33 AM remorsefultrout: It was decreed by TheGreatHatsy and the salmonbots.

2:46:48 AM Gabby: alright

2:46:48 AM remorsefultrout: They all all-knowing and all-powerful.

2:46:51 AM Gabby: this is ridiculous

2:47:16 AM Gabby: if you want to say something to me, here’s your chance

2:47:39 AM remorsefultrout: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TheGreatHatsby

2:47:42 AM remorsefultrout: You

2:47:52 AM remorsefultrout: ‘ve been my best yet. :’)

2:47:55 AM remorsefultrout: So THANK YOU.

2:48:57 AM Gabby: lol

2:49:33 AM Gabby: so this was a joke

2:49:43 AM remorsefultrout: Yes.

2:49:50 AM remorsefultrout: I have no idea who you are.

2:49:55 AM remorsefultrout: But it was fun!

2:50:03 AM remorsefultrout: So remember this next time you’re contacted by a fish!

2:50:04 AM Gabby: what is it exactly?

2:50:11 AM remorsefultrout: A bot.

2:50:16 AM Gabby: That’s weird

2:50:28 AM remorsefultrout: Connects two people randomly with fake screen names.

2:50:42 AM Gabby: Hiding behind the computer screen

They have bots that trick people? Is a bot just some random computer? I don’t understand it. Now they have prank-IMs… Technology is just getting out of hand. Pretty soon there will be robots that DING DONG DITCH… nah…

I’d write more, but someone keeps knocking at my door.

Quote:

It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.  -Albert Einstein