Just a quick one for the late night watch. I thought this was pretty nice.
The United States will treat the visa applications of same-sex married couples in the same manner as opposite-sex spouses, Secretary of State John Kerry said Friday, announcing a policy change set in motion in June, after the Supreme Court struck down a law against same-sex marriage.
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The policy change, which will take effect immediately, will apply to American citizens as well as foreign same-sex couples, dependent only on the marriage’s having taken place in a jurisdiction that recognizes same-sex marriage.
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Secretary of State, John Kerry (a rather cool concept if you really stop and think about it in context) announced this:
Mr. Kerry said the State Department was “tearing down an unjust and an unfair barrier that for too long stood in the way of same-sex families being able to travel as a family to the United States.”
“This is one of those moments when policy and values join together,” said Mr. Kerry, who noted that he had voted against the Defense of Marriage Act as a senator.
I'm having such fun with this...another blockquote...
England and Wales have legalized same-sex marriage starting next year. More than a dozen countries have adopted laws legalizing same-sex marriage.
“One of our important exports by far is America’s belief in the equality of all people,” Mr. Kerry said.
Yet another example of Things You'd Never See in a Republican Administration.
OK. Back to your regularly scheduled drinking...