When I was two years old, my mom started attending AA meetings to help her deal with my father’s alcoholism. He was very depressed and abusive, so when she met someone at AA who was supportive and kind she fell in love. They’ve had their ups and downs, but they’ve pulled through it all and now they are happily awaiting retirement together. The only difference with this relationship is that the person my mom fell in love with was another woman.

Until this moment I’ve never spoken publicly about my mom being gay because she’s not “out.” But I realized today that I have some very, very important things to say about being raised by a lesbian couple.

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The history of gay marriage in California is a long one, and is by no means over. Today, Arnold Schwarzenegger announced that he wasn’t going to recognize the recent round of gay marriages, effectively vetoing gay marriage.

Now, before you get all mad at Arnold, remember that this is what the voters wanted. His job is to enact what the voters want, and he can’t just do whatever her wants without the voters approval. Most people seem to think of California as being this wildly liberal state, but that’s not true. In fact, geographically, California is mostly Republican. Along the beach life is good, people love each other. When people get too far away from the water they dry out, start hating everything, and become Republicans. Sad but true.

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