Okay, but seriously...

[author_by_night]

So this morning, I posted a parody of this ad.

Although it's fun to mock, I also think it's important to get serious.

So I have written this.

- There is a storm gathering. The clouds are dark, and the winds are strong. And I am afraid.

- Some who are against homosexuality have taken the issue far beyond their own beliefs.

- They want to bring the issue into my life.

- Basic freedoms have been taken away.

- I am a Maryland doctor who must choose between policy and empathy as my patient's boyfriend waits outside.

- We are New Hampshire teenagers, bullied by our classmates because the Gay-Straight Alliance supports Same Sex Marriage.

- We are Pennsylvania parents helplessly watching public figures tell our child that the love her Mommies feel is not okay.

- I am a Delaware  father, helplessly watching my son hide his sexuality from the United States Military.

- But some who are against same-sex marriage have not been content with simply living as they wish.

- These advocates want to decide how I live.

- How my sister lives.

- How my friends live.

- How my dads live.

- They claim who one loves is a choice.

- The storm is coming. But we have hope.

People of all walks of life are coming together in love to promote tolerance.

We can make a change.