As you are well aware, we usually talk pop culture and television on this blog. But tonight, well, tonight is about history.
First, we are talking about the re-election of President Barack Obama. This will obviously be noted in the history books and is certainly making my night.
But I want to talk about gay marriage. Never before has the issue of gay marriage been put before a popular vote and come out victorious. Until tonight.
Tonight, there was a clean sweep. Sure, ballots still need to be counted, but when the people of the great state of Washington were asked to affirm the civil rights of their fellow Washingtonians, they said yes. We shouldn't be voting on this at all, but when asked, we stepped up. We said that we believe that who you love does not matter, and that all of us are equal and deserve the same rights. It seems so simple, voting for equality, but what we did here in Washington, and also in Maine & Maryland, it matters. And the state of Minnesota saying no to their oppressive ballot measure to limit marriage, it matters. Tonight we made a huge step in the right direction. We are on the right side of history, and I, for one (well, for a hell of a lot more than one thankfully), am damn proud to be here.
We won tonight, America. Keep moving forward.
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