About to turn in for the night, but I couldn’t go to bed without pointing out that today, the Democratic Party became the first major political party in the history of the United States to officially adopt the belief that every single American deserves the freedom to be able to marry the person they love.
And this evening, nearly every single speech — including the home run delivered by First Lady Michelle Obama — contained multiple mentions of LGBT equality.
What a remarkable time to be alive and working for justice.
It was amazing seeing all the mentions of equality in speech after speech. Time is on OUR side.
How true. At the end of Michelle Obama’s speech, when she mentioned two people in love standing at the altar, I was in tears.
What a difference between the Republican party and the Democratic party. The Republican party was at one time the party of freedom and rights for African Americans and for women. But things changed in the middle of the last century. I’m glad to see that the Democratic party has become the party of full rights for LGBT people. There is a way to go. Not all Democrats are supportive, and some Republicans are supportive. But it is clear from these two conventions which party is currently on our side.
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