The Current Political Climate

I've been meaning to write about this for a while, at least since this year's election results.  I mean wow.  Just wow.  What other response can you have for this year?  I mean Barack Obama was re-elected president in a race many thought he would lose.  All the state initiatives that supported gay marriage won, and those that were in opposition to gay marriage lost.  Yesterday, both Washington and Maryland started issuing marriage licenses for gay couples.  In Maine gay couples will be allowed to marry on December 29 because of their successful vote and in Minnesota a vote for an amendment to discriminate against gay marriage failed.  Today, the Supreme Court has agreed to hear cases on Proposition 8 in California and on DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act).  While many would have preferred that they decline to hear the Prop 8 case (thereby invalidating Prop 8 and allowing for gay marriage in California), it's still just another step forward.

As many of having been hailing it, this has been the year for marriage equality.  So many thanks to all of you who voted for equality.  I thank you and my family thanks you.