So, I work at a home with at-risk children. And there are alot of times that these young children are so very amazing and inspiring. One such time happened on November 3rd.
Here in Maine, as we approach election day, there are signs posted all over in support of one bill or another. One bill up for referendum this year is to add sexual orientation and gender identity to the Maine Civil Rights Act. It would protect against discrimination in housing, education, credit, etc...based on sexual orientation.
As I was driving one of my clients across town, he noticed some of these signs and asked me what each of the bills up for vote were. Being as unbiased as possible, I explained each bill and what each side hoped to accomplish. (Keep in mind this is an 11year old so I was very vague about everything.)
That night as I was finishing a supervised visit between him and his mother, my client noticed several bumper stickers on his mom's vehicle that were for "Yes on 1" (to exclude sexual orientation as a protected class in civil rights). And my client looked directly at his mom and said "Mom, why do you want to discriminate against people?"
I was dumbstruck. I had to hide my smirk so his mom wouldn't see...but as I stood there by my car (with its own "No on 1" sticker in the back window) it was obvious which side I was on. Inside I was cheering my client on. His mom ignored the question and hurredly left the visit.
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