One of my favorite 70's television comedies was All In The Family. It had great actors and actresses, was very funny, and it covered a number of controversial issues for that time period (some of those issues are still controversial). Follow me below the fold for a discussion and video about one of those episodes, and possibly the first time same-sex marriage (marriage equality) was dealt with on television.
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From newnownext.com:
"October 9, 1977—That’s the night CBS aired an All in the Family episode entitled “Cousin Liz,” which in just a half hour did three amazing things: it showed America that they could have queer family members. It depicted what may be TV’s first gay marriage. And, oh yeah, it may have changed the course of an election.”
Oh Edith Bunker, you had the purest heart of any character in TV history.
I did not know that that episode (again) aired the night before California voters went to the polls to vote on the Brigg's Initiative. I agree that this All In the Family episode may have helped (somewhat) in our winning that election, but I think a man named Harvey Milk had a lot to do with it as well.
Television has actually been very helpful to the LGBT community (at times) in our quest for equality. Here is another video from Matt about other earlier comedies that handled various LGBT issues.
Since we are discussing marriage equality, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor has become the third US Supreme Court justice to officiate a same-sex wedding. Justice Ginsburg and Justice Kagan had already officiated at same-sex weddings. They did so prior to the SCOTUS ruling in favor of marriage equality this year, which resulting in vitriolic and desperate calls for them to recuse themselves (by religious right leaders) from the case.
From the Washington Blade:
U.S. Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor officiated on Saturday the wedding of a lesbian couple with a history of LGBT advocacy, the Washington Blade has learned.
Sotomayor performed the wedding of Ingrid Duran and Catherine Pino, who are founders of D&P Creative Strategies. The organization seeks to increase the role of corporate, legislative and philanthropic efforts in addressing concerns of Latinos, women and LGBT people.
According to one source familiar with the event, the wedding took place in D.C. at Potomac View Terrace. U.S. Treasurer Rosa Gumataotao Rios, Rep. Xavier Beccera (D-Calif.), Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-Calif.), Rep. Grace Napolitano (D-Calif.) and Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) were present for the ceremony, the source said.
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