Today, the District of Columbia (DC) City Council voted to legalize same-sex marriage in the nation’s capital. Read here for the entire story, http://www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/12/15/dc.gay.marriage/index.html.
Personally, I can’t say I am surprised by this development. Our country is moving towards a very gay-friendly society. Period (and it’s cool). I’m just wondering how long it will be before it’s legal for adults and little children to marry, or humans and animals, for that matter. ****deep sigh****
Anyway, back to the story. So which Council Members opposed it? Yvette Alexander and former DC Mayor Marion Barry did not support the legislation. Also not surprising is that the National Organization of Marriage said that “the fight is not over.” Of course, they also oppose same-sex marriage.
Oh well, I presume that, for now, this means that John and James can get married in DC, and so can Sue and Mary. ****sigh****
Why the sigh?
Why? Because it seems that same-sex marriage will be allowed in all 50 states, including the District of Columbia, very soon. I don’t know how I feel about that. So I would rather “sigh” than write something that I may later regret. The topic is just too controversial.