Last night, at the 81st Academy Awards, Sean Penn won his second Oscar for his portrayal of politician and gay rights advocate Harvey Milk, and he had this to say in his acceptance speech:
"For those who saw the signs of hatred as our cars drove in tonight, I think that it is a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect, and anticipate their great shame and the shame in their grandchildren's eyes as they continue that way of support. We've got to have equal rights for everyone."
I believe in 50 years, our society will look back on the fight against gay marriage the same way we now look back at the civil rights movement of the 1950s, or interracial marriage, or slavery, our country's original sin. "They were fighting over this?" they'll ask. On a long enough period of time, social progressives will overcome social conservatives every time. And if our textbooks are any indication, history will not judge well those who try keep others from enjoying the same freedoms.
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