Shitty shit

In a trend that's even worse than Bush winning, many states (including my own) have just stained their constitutions with discriminatory anti-gay referendums. Here's a little bit of what happened here in Michigan:

The Coalition for a Fair Michigan aimed most of its criticism at the "similar union for any purpose" phrase. The proposal, they said, would have sweeping and radical consequences.

By doing so, the coalition hoped it could convince voters that instead of protecting marriage, they were imperiling existing benefits, such as health or death benefits, granted to the partners and children of some public employees, gay and straight. Early on, opponents also tried to make the argument that the proposal applied to private-sector employers.

But polls and focus groups consistently showed that voters were not interested in such details.

Sad, since even Bush is in favor of civil unions. But neither gay marriage nor civil unions are permissible in Michigan anymore. Andrew Sullivan, as always, has more on this issue.