Eeeeeeeeee.

[eruthros]

Cnn.com and The Boston Globe

And then, all the gay people went to Disneyland, because they won. And many conservative talk show hosts and others of that ilk were stunned by the news and incapable of coherent speech (not that this was a big change) and all fell down, unable to comprehend, and also shocked by the fact that the country was getting closer to bestiality every day, and then they couldn't be all hate-speechifying today. And then seven gay couples in Massachusetts got married and lived happily ever after. The end.

Seriously, though. It doesn't fix everything, it might not last, and so on. But at the same time: eeeee! There are four people on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court who see no problem with gay marriage in their state. Even if some gay folks don't want to be involved in the institution of marriage, they could get married now, if they wanted to. And I imagine that it is also a sign that folks might be more willing to accept things like badly-need anti-discrimination laws for housing, employment, and so on. I could be wrong, but I'll just sit here and hold on to my delusions.

Because, eeeee!

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[m-shell.livejournal.com]

i know there are a thousand things that could go awry...but right now i'm just going to bask in the warm fuzzy. ::sighs happily::

not quite there. . .

[fiatlouis.livejournal.com]

And you probably all know this already, but they have passed the ball to the legislature, who now has to figure out how to make a law that will comply with the constitution. And they have 6 months to do it.

Re: not quite there. . .

[eruthros]

Yup. Hence "it doesn't fix anything and it might not last." Although the law associations who have commented on the case so far say that the majority opinion of the MSJC is worded in such a way that they don't think the legislature could try to pull a fast civil-unions one, like Vermont did, or alter their constitution. So there's hope.

Re: not quite there. . .

[m-shell.livejournal.com]

and all the sources i've been reading seem to indicate that a) the court made it clear that the civil-union separate-but-equal schtick won't fly -- it has to be CIVIL MARRIAGE --; b) the only way this could be overturned is either by amending the state constitution (which takes 3 years) or if the US supreme court declared same-sex marriage as prohibited by the US constitution (which most legal sources appear to deem unlikely).

::points to massive news-digest post (http://www.livejournal.com/users/m_shell/41895.html)::

[slyviolet.livejournal.com]

Eeeee!! Can we have Gay Day at Disneyland? Please, please, please???

And as for the rest of what you said, I think... umm...

Ok, you caught me... I wasn't able to get past the Disneyland part, I just got too excited... *sheepish grin*

[eruthros]

Don't they already have a gay day at Disneyland? It's unofficial, of course, but there are details at http://www.gayday2.com/ .

It used to be official, I think, but Disney officials suck.

We should go. And gay up the place. And ask Mickey why he's still hanging out with Minnie when it's clear that he has a thing for Donald. And wear lots of glitter and smile at the small children.