Homophobia In California

I am a proud straight guy that loves a beautiful woman more then anything else. This does not stop me from being politically correct when it comes to the poor down trodden people of California whose own government is so insensitive that they not only condone but require state workers to be politically incorrect when it comes to those who are gay. The liberal and open mindedness of the establishment seems not to care that they openly degrade those who are a minority in their state.

Saturday while I was heading from the Great State of Oregon to see the giant redwoods of the so-so state of California we were stopped at the border. I have been stopped at the border many times and asked a short series of questions but this time it was a little different. This time I realized that the main question itself was so close minded and Homophobic that even I, a heartless right wing radical, was shocked.

We slowed down at the border and a man in a uniform that seemed himself to be slightly left of heterosexual signaled for us to roll down the window. I mentioned earlier that they ask  about a few items in your car but this time they only asked one. My assumption is that the sheer shock on my face kept the officer from going further with the standard questions.

As the officer walked up to the window he asked "Do you have any fruits in the car". My mouth dropped open and I thought about telling him "No, we are all straight". I then realized that California evidently thinks that it is ok to be homophobic and not only are they using divisive language but they are also trying to keep the state free of those who are gay. When you leave the state they seem not to care if you are straight or gay but when you enter they have no problem trying to keep some people out.

Next time when Barbara or Nancy stand up in DC and talk about the left coast being open minded unlike the bigoted fly over county I will think about the institutionalized bigotry of the so-so state if California.