A terrific read! As someone who married her wife in California during the brief open window in 2008, then witnessed the window come crashing shut just as Obama was making seats at the table for so many BIPOC, LGBTQ, and other outcast folk, I appreciate your insider’s view. Marriage is complex, difficult, and can try even the strongest bonds between two people who love one another. And, it’s a daily blessing. By allowing us to inhabit a spot that was ‘straights only’ for millennia, the leaders for marriage equality have shattered a glass ceiling and given us a ladder to climb through the shards. Sunlight streams through the gap, and a glorious rainbow replaces what had forever seemed like an impenetrable cloud over our relationships.
Great opening statement! And a much needed project.
A terrific read! As someone who married her wife in California during the brief open window in 2008, then witnessed the window come crashing shut just as Obama was making seats at the table for so many BIPOC, LGBTQ, and other outcast folk, I appreciate your insider’s view. Marriage is complex, difficult, and can try even the strongest bonds between two people who love one another. And, it’s a daily blessing. By allowing us to inhabit a spot that was ‘straights only’ for millennia, the leaders for marriage equality have shattered a glass ceiling and given us a ladder to climb through the shards. Sunlight streams through the gap, and a glorious rainbow replaces what had forever seemed like an impenetrable cloud over our relationships.
“I wanted to hear all the reasons they decided to tie the knot — or not.” Love that line.