That being said, I’m very disappointed that we’re not a party to the lawsuit. Proprosition 8 is discrimination, pure and simple. When the issue first came about, I thought both sides did a poor job of explaining the proprosition. One said it was worried that kids would be taught ‘gay’ stories in school, and the other side said it’s not about that.

It’s about gay marriage. Prop 8, as I understand it, repeals an earlier right granted to allow same sex marriages. It also ammends the California constitution to say that a marriage is between a man and a woman.

There are strong opinions about the issue. My take is that I don’t think I have the personal right to tell others they cannot marry because it does not fit my view of a traditional marriage.

That Concord officials are staying out of it concerns me. During my lifetime I remember when it was taboo for a mixed race marriage. Divorce was also considered verboten.

If you don’t believe is gay marriage, that’s fine. Don’t have a same sex marriage. But is it right to impose YOUR view onto others and tell them they cannot marry?

Even though we’ve come a long way in terms of discrimination, in some ways, we still haven’t.