I know, right? Two marriage equality posts in one week? These are exciting times to be living in/ getting married in. So, a quick round up:
- Vermont, Vermont, Vermont! Gay Marriage is now legal in Vermont! And, in a even neater twist, Vermont is the first state to achieve marriage equality through legislative action. It’s out of the courts! Next, we’re going to see positive change in the voting booth, I am absolutely sure of it.
- Um, I think you need to go buy this Iowa shirt now. Or this one. Iowa, I’m a big fan.
- If you haven’t done so, go peruse the comments of the marriage equality thread from earlier this week. Team Practical has come up with many touching ways to bring a small sense of justice to the currently unequal institution of marriage during your wedding. I’m not sure I emphasized this enough in the last post, so I want to say this: if you feel moved to do something to promote marriage equality on your wedding day, there are many many ways that you can do this. If it doesn’t feel right to you to make a public statement, you are doing *just* as good a thing if you make a donation to a gay rights organization privately, or find some other small and personal action to take. Sometimes it is the quietest actions that are the most meaningful.
- And finally, please go watch this gut-wrenching reminder of why gay marriage rights are not about giving couples their ‘Big Day’ but about providing vital rights to parents and families. The sooner we realize that our laws are ripping loving families apart, the sooner people will be willing to step aside and realize that whatever their personal beliefs are, all citizens of our country deserve equal protection under the law.
- UPDATE! UPDATE! Annnnnnnndddddd the D.C. council just moved to recognize gay marriages performed elsewhere. Now *that* is what I call momentum. (Thanks MsTeacherLady!)
As the Jewish celebration of freedom begins, a cheer for the new freedoms granted in Vermont, and a prayer for all those who are not yet free.
(Comments are on, as long as any discussion stays respectful of all LGBTQ readers and supporters. We’re a gay friendly safe place over here. That’s just how we roll.)
(See… all this prattling on is what happens when I’m running low on real gay weddings. You have my email, lets keep them coming.)
