Oh, the irony – one of the leaders of the repeal effort has been divorced twice, married three times, and had a protection order against him by a previous wife, for domestic violence. But he believes in redemption.

They submitted their petitions a few days ago. It’s pretty close, so it’ll probably be weeks, if not months, before we know if they got enough signatures to put the referendum on the ballot. I find it astonishing that thousands of people are willing to stand – publicly – behind the principle that discrimination should remain legal.

On the bright side, a couple of years ago when the state added sexual orientation, including gender identity and expression, to the non-discrimination laws, the usual suspects failed to collect enough signatures to put a repeal referendum on the ballot. At this point we can only hope.

Let me clarify that I’m not categorically anti-Christian. I know some for whom their religion is about fairness, social justice, and treating others as they would like to be treated. Then there’s other Christians for whom it’s all about rules and punishment, and their imagined responsibility to be God’s enforcers here on Earth.

On a lighter note…here I thought Rachel’s name was a secret? And I was so good about keeping it so!