Lez Keep It Real

So said Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger in “The Running Man.”

You remember that movie, don’t you? It was loosely based on the novel Stephen King wrote. Schwarzenegger was a prisoner of war for a crime he didn’t commit and thus thrust into the limelight of a futuristic game show in which criminals were put into outrageous life or death situations against heroic gladiator types for the world to see. The entire premise of the movie is not out of the realm of possibility. That’s the scary part.

The ironic part is that Schwarzenegger’s character was completely against government and politics. And now he’s the Governor of California.

Interesting to say the least.

When you think about it though, navigating politics is a means of survival. Gay, lesbian and transgendered people are constantly trying to live their lives in the best way they can despite the disparity that exists between heterosexuals and homosexuals in the political landscape.

Gov. Schwarzenegger isn’t just acting anymore. He’s making political decisions that affect every GLBT individual in the state of California. And it looks as though he’s making a good one for once.

Governator To Fight Anti-Gay Amendment
by 365Gay.com Newscenter Staff

(San Diego, California) California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger says that if an initiative to ban gay marriage qualifies for the November ballot, he’s prepared to fight it.

California’s governor spoke Friday in San Diego at the convention of the Log Cabin Republicans, the nation’s largest gay Republican group.

He has previously vetoed bills that would have legalized gay marriage. Both times Schwarzenegger said that the courts or the people through a plebiscite should decide the issue.

The California Supreme Court took up same-sex marriage earlier this year. A decision by the court is expected by June 5th.

Conservative groups, supported by many California Republicans, are working to gather signatures to put a same-sex marriage constitutional ban on the November ballot.

Schwarzenegger said he was confident a ban would never pass in California and called the effort “a waste of time.”

Schwarzenegger’s remarks came during a public discussion with Log Cabin President Patrick Sammon about the future of the Republican Party.

Sammon asked the Governor whether he would oppose the effort to ban same-sex marriage.

Schwarzenegger replied: “First of all, I think that it [the marriage ban] will never happen in California. I think that California people are much further along on that issue. And, number two, I will always be there to fight against that. It will never happen.” READ MORE

I have to applaud his actions here and I agree with his statement that people are much further along on the gay marriage issue. But not just in California. This kind of statement is being made throughout all parts of the country. Many conscious-minded individuals are asking the same question — what’s the point? Get over it.

Like the infamous action hero he once was, The “Governator” is looking this issue dead in the eye and saying, “Gay Marriage Ban … you won’t be back.”

I have a funny feeling that there won’t be a sequel.

For more brilliant Schwarzenegger quotes, go here.

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