Tabitha's Page

A month ago, I was ready to run away to San Francisco and leave this town behind after I graduate. Lately I have been thinking hard about who is going to clean up this town. Everyone talks about leaving Marion because Marion is a shithole. But, no one gives suggestions about how to make Marion a better place. Now, I'm taking that task upon myself. I don't know if I will make a living, or if I will be able to retain my sanity. That has yet to be seen. However, I am going to stay in Marion, and… Continue

The other day, I was having a conversation with my sister about gay marriage. She said she didn't really agree with it, but she didn't think it was a big deal either. I told her that I didn't think that the majority should be voting on an issue that only affects (effects? ugh) the minority. She gave me a raised eyebrow at this comment.



It made me really ponder the idea. Why should I be able to vote on an issue that will not change my life in any way? Well, besides the fact that my… Continue

"Gays aren't really people, and they don't deserve to have rights," spewed my dear brother-in-law this afternoon. How can so much hatred come from one person? I mean what could have happened to make someone dislike an entire group so much? Even if something horrible was done to him by a gay person, that doesn't mean that all of them are the same way. I don't understand taking anger out on an entire group instead of the person you are really angry with.



But, that's not even the point… Continue

Ever since I saw the movie Milk, I have been trying to get my friends to see it. I'm surprised their reaction most of the time. "That wasn't a real civil rights movement," one said. I couldn't believe someone would say that in 2009. Why is sexual orientation different than skin color to some people? Another said, "Why should it matter? There's only like 5% of the population that is homosexual anyway. Why should I care what they can and can't do." A few have asked me if I am really a "dyke"… Continue