San Francisco became the city of love again yesterday when the 9th Circuit lifted its stay on same-sex marriage. Weddings began almost immediately at SF City Hall and continued into the evening.
These adorable boys were handing flowers to every newlywed couple they saw.
Because love is love. So simple even adults know it when they see it.
Incredible. My daughter’s nose-to-nose while the bear chews a stick right now.
[youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlKCYDf6t3Y%5DMoments later, we watched in awe as the bear stunned a fish and then dragged it up to the rocks to enjoy a fresh sake feast. Crows followed on cleanup duty.
Saying that this is a courageous act that “will change forever the way that the nation views our community’s struggle for equality,” NCLR Legal Director Shannon Minter blogged yesterday about the Obama administration’s decision to not defend DOMA’s Section 3. Minter minces no words about how important this moment is and anticipates this move will have ramifications in all areas of our lives.
Today in a conference call, Minter explained that although Congress can, if it wants to, intervene as a defender of DOMA, he was not concerned about that possibility. Apparently the prior official congressional record is full of appalling statements disapproving of “immoral and sinful” gay people. Congress can go ahead and try to litigate for DOMA on the basis of gay people being wrong, but when at last it is clear that this is the sole remaining — and discriminatory — leg such defense stands upon, we head towards the full light of day at last on this road to equality.
Moya Watson 