A Soliloquy on the Legalization of Same-sex Marriage in New York,
and the Continuing Struggle for Equality.
To my LGBT friends, heteros and general countrymen:
My congratulations go out to the New York legislature and the people they occasionally serve.
Same-sex marriage is now the law of that land.
If my math is correct, that makes six enlightened states (and D.C.) with only forty-four states to go. Unfortunately, thirty of those legislatures currently have readied constitutional amendments to permanently limit human rights in their states, therefore, the battle may be a little more acutely uphill in those capitals.
But like healthcare and abortion rights, will the war ever really be won?
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