Diane Savino, My New Hero (Yes I Rhymed)

Diane Savino, how do we make you into a United States Senator?




Despite this fantastic speech, the NY State Senate voted against the same sex marriage bill. I'm so ashamed to be a New Yorker.

Best Wishes, Rush

I'm so happy that Rush Limbaugh is so passionate about preserving the sanctity of (heterosexual) marriage. I mean, it takes someone who is about to get married for the fourth time to REALLY know about marriage. The sanctity of marriage can only be preserved by denying an entire demographic of the population their right to marry, and has nothing to do with, I don't know, honoring the whole "til death do us part" section of the vows.

No, it's not hypocritical at all.

[Sarcasm intended, of course.]

Okay, Carrie, Here is Your 15th Minute...

This is Carrie Prejean and she is ALL ABOUT being BIBLICALLY CORRECT.



[via TMZ]

I would also like to bring forth a motion to stop using the term "opposite marriage," even if it's in mockery of said Ms. Prejean. Clearly there are morons in the world who think that it's a real phrase.

Ben & Jerry's Solidified as Favorite Ice Cream Makers

This makes me happy.



What's making me even happier is the thought of how anti-marriage-equality folks are going to react once they see it in their local groceries.

My only protest is that this is very male centric. Where's the love for the lesbians, who are also fighting for marriage equality?!

But, you know, baby steps, right?

Closer! NY Assembly Voted 89-52 for Same Sex Marriage

This is not a victory yet. It has to go to the state Senate, where a similar measure died two years ago.

CNN story here.

A bit more heartening, though, is that the previous Assembly vote was 85-61. Three Democrats switched their votes as did one Republican.

Assemblyman Danny O'Donnell (Rosie's brother, I believe?) said a very poignant thing regarding this bill:

I am seeking a piece of paper that is issued by my government that all of you have had. Some of you have had it two or three times, some of you are running for governor managed to marry their cousin and all that's ok. But I don't get one. So it's not about anybody's religion. This is about 'by the power vested in me by the State of New York.'

Source: Gothamist

Yay Maine!!!

Maine becomes the fifth state to approve same sex marriage!

Story here.

Another Reason to Love Sweden Besides Meatballs and Ikea!

Sweden legalizes same sex marriages! Story here.

Thanks to Two Chicks Nest for the linkage.

F*ck You, Miss California

I don't watch the Miss USA pageant, nor do I read or particularly like Perez Hilton, but apparently Miss California was asked by Perez if other states should follow Vermont in legalizing same sex marriages. Here was her response:

Well I think it's great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land that you can choose between same sex marriage or opposite marriage, and you know what? In my country, in my family, I think I believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman, no offense to anybody out there, but that's how I was raised and that's how I think that it should be between a man and a woman.

Miss Prejean is now saying that her answer cost her the crown. She defended herself to Matt Lauer, saying that she lost "because I had spoken from my heart, from my beliefs, and for my God." Come on, America! She was just being honest! She goes on...

It's not about being politically correct, it's about being biblically correct.

I don't have the video at my disposal so I can link to it, but she says "biblically" like you think she would - condescendingly and holier than thou.

Okay lady. I understand that everyone is entitled to his or her own opinion, that's our right as Americans, as human beings, and it's unfortunate if your opinion involves bigotry, but you still have the right to it.

You didn't win the crown because you didn't answer the question. You gave an answer involving your opinion and your values and YOUR (and the Bible's) definition of marriage. That wasn't the question. The question was whether or not you thought other states should follow Vermont's lead. Now, if you had said something along the lines of "We live in a democracy and the will of the people will prevail," now THAT would have answered the question AND honest at the same time. The uproar over your answer is not because of your beliefs. (Okay, maybe it is.) It is because in your less than 30 second display of brilliance you implied the following:

• That being gay and wanting same-sex marriage is a choice (I understand that she may have meant the choice was same-sex or heterosexual marriage, but uh, it's not, it's only a choice in a handful of states, so she's wrong anyway.)
• That the alienated demographic you just insulted (and their supporters) would excuse your answer and not cry out in anger because you said "no offense to anybody" - it doesn't work that way sister
• That the laws of the country should fundamentally reflect how you were raised and what you and your parents and your family believe
• That Vermont's law (and Iowa's and Connecticut's and Massachusett's) and its residents who voted for it are wrong

And by the way, what the fuck is "opposite marriage"?

If you really want to go all biblical on everybody, since everyone who is opposed to same-sex marriage loves to quote Leviticus, let me recount some other Leviticus "abominations":

• Eating shrimp and lobster (11:10)
• Shaving (19:27)
• Bunnies (11:6)
• Working on Saturday (19:30)
• Eating pork (11:7)

As a good friend of mine has said, "Quote one, quote them all, that's just common sense."

Miss California, I appreciate that you were honest in your answer. I am so tired of beauty queens talking fluff. But just because you're honest doesn't mean you are right or excused. You were raised in a household where marriage is defined as heterosexual - I get that. But there are very many people in the world who were raised in a household where they are taught that all colored people are criminals, that colored people and white people shouldn't marry, the list of bigotry goes on. And as a contender for Miss America, you were in the running to be a representative of our country. I, for one, am infinitely glad that you didn't win. Of course if I read your interview with Matt Lauer correctly, now you think that not winning means God has another purpose for you, and apparently that's to go public with your bigoted beliefs under the ruse of "speaking from the heart."

Thanks for setting the country back a few decades.

By the way, your grammar is atrocious.

That's My Governor!

Governor Paterson introduced a bill to legalize same-sex marriages.

Full story here.

Yay Vermont!!!

Same sex marriage legalized in Vermont, more details here.

I think that, almost more than the news itself, I really love looking at photos of people crying in joy.

The winds of change are blowing!! Can you feel it?! And for those who are opposed, I certainly hope you are feeling behind.

Share this story: Bay Area mom faces deportation

Yanked from Two Chicks Nest.

If she is deported, Tan will be separated from her partner Jay Mercado, who is a naturalized citizen. For straight couples, there wouldn't be a similar problem because a citizen can sponsor a spouse for residency. But under the federal Defense of Marriage Act, this right doesn't exist for an estimated 37,000 same-sex couples where one partner is a noncitizen.

Read more here.

Now you may be saying to yourself, "Gee, Another One Bites the Dust, you are already married and you're straight, why don't you just post the pretty pictures from your wedding and stay out of such things?"

Well, I am a woman of color, and a naturalized American citizen. I am deeply aware of the immigrant experience, of building a life in a new country that can be taken away from you. Despite whatever misguided notions there are in this country, not every immigrant is here illegally. I can't even imagine what this couple is going through, who have been together for 23 years with 12 year old twins. It was also not that long ago that the rights I have were granted to people like me.

And, most of all, this is a human issue. Straight or gay, colored or white. Nobody benefits from separating loving families.

Thank You Iowa!!!

Iowa Court says gay marriage ban is unconstitutional!

Sign the Petition

Because love is rare enough without the government telling us who we can and can't marry...


"Fidelity": Don't Divorce... from Courage Campaign on Vimeo.

Sign the petition here.


Yanked from MonkeyGirl and A Practical Wedding.

Connecticut Legalizes Same Sex Marriage

Connecticut became the third state to legalize same-sex marriage today in a 4-3 decision by the state Supreme Court.

In an 85-page decision issued at 11:30 a.m., the court struck down a law barring same-sex marriage, ruling that the state had "failed to establish adequate reason to justify the statutory ban."