Love of the Founding Fathers

Look at this lovely, intimate pose. These two obviously had gay marriage in mind long ago. Here I was in Washington DC, standing in the park across from the White House, looking up at this statue and chuckling. At the time we were waiting for the California Supreme Court to decide whether to overturn Proposition 8; the silly bit of legislation banning gay marriage in the state of California. Now we know they voted to uphold the proposition because Californians voted it into being. I get that reasoning, but I don't agree with the legislation in the first place, so it's a moot point.

Now I'm sitting on the couch at Lynn and Cindy's place in Richmond, Maine. I sit next to my sweetheart whom I will marry whenever this stupid country gets its shit together and stops quibbling over trivial issues related to the word 'marriage.'

And just for the record...a civil union is NOT the same thing as marriage in terms of the laws of this country. A civil union provides certain rights within the state that grants it, but once you cross the state line, most other states don't recognize it. A 'Federal' Union would be ideal because, in theory, it would afford couples the same national legal rights as a marriage. I really don't care what they call it. They can keep their silly word...

Peace out.