I had to pinch myself when I woke up this morning. Was it a dream or had marriage equality really come to New York?
This week, I was in New York City — but at JFK airport on the way back to Vermont when the amazing news came through my phone e-mail. I was so excited that I ended up high-fiving a TSA employee who was ecstatic over the big win. I desperately wanted to leave the airport and take the E train back into town and then transfer to the 1 train and head to Christopher Street to celebrate — but, alas, they announced that it was time to board the plane and I shuffled in.
YES — it was not a dream (just a dream come true) – the victory was real and provides enormous momentum for the LGBT struggle moving forward.
Thanks to all who made this happen — particularly Freedom to Marry founder Evan Wolfson, the visionary who propelled this issue forward when few saw the enormous potential or upside. History will treat him with a special kindness that won’t be shared by the likes of Maggie Gallagher, Brian Brown or Ruben Diaz (D-Bronx). Speaking of Diaz, his post-vote tantrum illustrated the emotional immaturity, spiritual sickness, and intellectual emptiness of our opponents. Diaz is an embarrassment to New York, a disgrace to his district, and an odious stain on the church!
Now…back to the champagne and confetti!!!!!!!!!!
Happy Pride in New York City. Our entire community should take a deep breath over the weekend and simply celebrate. There is much work to do — but now, for a mesmerizing moment, let’s savor this sweet victory. It’s great to be alive and witness such momentous and historic change. It is a great day to be gay in America! Who knew we would come this far when I was in high school and most people were still closeted and few people even dreamed of marriage equality?!!
Finally, let’s place politics aside for a moment. This was a spectacular victory for the love shared by so many incredible LGBT couples who deserve this victory. The bonds shared prior to this win show that no repressive laws can suppress our love. Our hearts are bigger than the law and our relationships stronger than even institutionalized bigotry.
However, it sure is nice to finally have the law on our side and witness discrimination and repressive barriers fall in front of our eyes. There is so much more we have to do — but the world is changing. Thank you to the Truth Wins Out community for helping us fight the good fight for a better world each day.
All that is left to capture the joyous mood in New York is a simple emoticon.
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Happy Pride everyone! I wish I could go into NYC tomorrow for the party to end all parties, but I had already made plans. I told my friends ‘they’ll be bouncing off of the skyscrapers during the parade tomorrow’. I was 14 when Stonewall happened and remember reading about it in the paper. Like Wayne, I never thought in a gazillion years we would ever see this day! I only wish I could see the wingnut heads exploding. >:-)
Thx Wayne for your exuberance and tireless work. I too wish you could have bolted dt and had an awesome night of it.
I woke up this morning on the opposite side of the country in Seattle Wa and swear I feel this sweet blanket of love and safety awash everywhere that I have not felt before. We could lap it up and get moving on more fronts.
I guess Maggie may have finally got Gods memo, “set my people free”!
Nah, she’s way too invested in going down in flames. But a good part of the GOP got it, and they are much bigger than Maggie will ever be.
Happy Pride Evan! Thk u and staff for all your hard work too.
Proving once again, God listens to gays prayers, despite what Maggie,Brian, Bryan, Pete and Bam Bam say
I am really happy to see this happening. My husband is so happy that when he gets out of school in a couple of years, he said he’d like to move to New York City. We’re already married (September, 2007) but our Canadian marriage will be accepted in New York State whereas it is not accepted in Colorado. Great to see marriage equality in another state if not on the Federal level. That will come in time.