And another one......Washington joins the club......kind of.

[matriarch]

Washington DC approves same-sex marriage

(Story from the Pink Paper, UK)

 

[TE999]

Washington DC approves same-sex marriage

(Story from the Pink Paper, UK)

Cool! Another section of wall has collapsed.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Now the question is, will Congress approve it? Any laws passed by the City Council of D.C. must be approved by the Congress as a whole. When DOMA was passed overwhelmingly, it would have been vetoes. Now I think the chances are better. At least, I hope they are.

And notice who the protesters were? It's like I keep saying . . .

 

[TE999]

And notice who the protesters were? It's like I keep saying . . .

You don't get it do you, VM? There's discrimination and then there's discrimination. See the difference?

 

[Stella_Omega]

Yes, many blacks discriminate against gays.

I'm not sure why that should be important to me-- it certainly won't cause me to stop my efforts for anti-racism.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

Yes, many blacks discriminate against gays.

I'm not sure why that should be important to me-- it certainly won't cause me to stop my efforts for anti-racism.

Me either. More than anything else, I think it's just sad, that's all.

 

[Stella_Omega]

Me either. More than anything else, I think it's just sad, that's all.

All homophobia is sad, that's all, regardless of what color the homophobe is, that's all.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

All homophobia is sad, that's all, regardless of what color the homophobe is, that's all.

Yup and racism is sad regardless of the color of the racist.