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Phobia - an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something.

Homophobia - an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to homosexuals.

As beautiful as last night was, we could not help but taint it with the passing of Prop 8. We do need better education in our schools. We do need to raise our sense of self-efficacy, and abolish the strong insecurity in our people, so that they feel it is not necessary to tear others down before they make progress.

This is our generation's time to fight the good fight. To pioneer for rights. To pass the torch on to future generations fully lit, not dim. We have proven to be blind to history, and deaf to anything but our own insecurity.

We will fix this, and we will shame those on the wrong side of the fight. We will shame those same people who believe that they are in any way more special than anyone else. The same people who would have voted against civil rights of minorities and women years ago. The same people who would incarcerate masses of people on the premise of religious denomination.

Shame on you who voted to set back societal progress, tolerance and civility. I am so disappointed. Does that make me a homosexual?

I think it makes me a homo sapien.

Homo Sapien - Latin, literally a "wise man".