A year ago, Dean and I were in Healdsburg with our gay friends donning mustaches to celebrate Mexican independence on Cinco de Mayo. I wish we were all together last night so that we could celebrate the Supreme Court’s twin rulings paving the way for equal rights for everyone regardless of sexual orientation. The highest court struck down the Defense of Marriage Act which had denied the recognition of and federal benefits for same sex couples who were legally married. Further and closer to home, the Supreme Court found California’s Proposition 8, which banned same sex marriage, to be unconstitutional.
I really cannot understand why we have to fight over this. People should be able to love whoever they want to love. At one point in time, interracial marriages were illegal. Doesn’t that seem so outlandish right now? Hopefully years from now we will look back at this time with the same disbelief.
While I respect everyone’s right to their own opinion, I do not understand conservatives who insist that marriage is supposed to be between a man and a woman, as stated in the Bible. Let’s not confuse the letter of the law with the spirit of Christian principles. Love is love!
Props to Van Jones on CNN’s Crossfire last night who quipped, “If you’re concerned about traditional marriage, Kim Kardashian has done more harm to traditional marriage than any gay person.” BOOYAH!
Thanks for the support, Cathy! I only wish you’d refer to us simply as ‘friends’ instead of ‘gay friends’. No need for the qualifier — I’m just a guy that has been your friend for the past 20 years.
i only put the reference in there because i thought yesterday would be a celebration for all of us (particularly the gays) who believe in equal rights. i don’t normally refer to you as a gay friend, just as i’m sure you don’t tell people (like keith) that i’m the girl who couldn’t hold onto her baby.
So true about Kardashian! I don’t care what anyone does as long as its not in my face- straight or gay.
It is going to be a big party over here in San Francisco for Pride Weekend!
You truly said this quite perfectly and the Kim Kardashian line truly made me crack more then a smile!!
Thank you Janine! It is going to be a big party over here in San Francisco for Pride Weekend! Hope you have a sunny wonderful weekend as well 🙂 You deserve it. I am totally inspired by your vlog. Not that I would do it myself, but loved hearing your voice and seeing you in action.