I always knew there was a reason why I loved this woman...

From AfterEllen.com:

Comedian and actress Wanda Sykes officially came out this weekend, announcing to the estimated crowd of 1,000 gathered in Las Vegas at one of the many rallies for gay rights taking place around the country on Saturday that she's gay, and that she legally married her wife in California on Oct. 25. ...

" We took a huge leap forward and then got dragged 12 feet back. I felt like I was being attacked, personally attacked — our community was attacked.

"Now, I gotta get in their face," she continued. "I'm proud to be a woman. I'm proud to be a black woman, and I'm proud to be gay."

Full article can be found here.

I have the feeling that the Prop. 8 decision is going to be the catalyst for a lot of people--especially people in the public eye--to start becoming more vocal about their sexual orientations and beliefs. The supporters of the Proposition hoped to silence us, to take away our voices, and to weaken us. What they may have done, instead, is motivate us to make our voices even louder than before.

Either way, I'm very proud to be on the same side of the issue as a strong, vocal, intelligent woman like Wanda Sykes. You couldn't ask for a better voice to add to the cause.