A lot of my friends seem amazed and surprised that it’s not a given that same-sex couple like Brian and I should be allowed to marry.  It’s fascinating to me that so many people can be afraid of something that has little to no effect on their own lives.  I saw an ad on Youtube the other day for a religious group that supports Proposition 8.  The video showed pictures of Barack Obama and other democratic figures, then cuts to a photograph of lightning over a major city, cuts to pictures of brush fires and then flashes a message stating that “marriage is not about two people who love each other, it is about creating children.”  Huh?

Here’s a great Youtube video in support of voting “No” on Proposition 8: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlxJJUtI7g4.

If you support Brian and I and our right to marry, please vote No on Prop 8.  Please advocate that your family and friends vote as well.  If you or anyone you know is not registered to vote, you still have until October 20th in Californai to register to vote.

Living under a rock?  Been out to sea?  Don’t know what Prop 8 is?  In short, Prop 8 is a constitutional ammendment that would ban same-sex marriage in California.  Unlike constitutional ammendments that come before the state congress and require 66%, it only requires a simple majority of the voters (50.000000001%). Every last vote counts!  The last pole by one conservative group showed that votes may be swinging to “Yes” in these final days.  Please please please donate your money, your time or your time of day to friends, families and organizations to help fight this injustice.

The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Friday that gay and lesbian couples have the right to get married.

The ruling makes Connecticut the third state, after Massachusetts and California, to decide its constitution mandates treating citizens equally when applying for marriage licenses, regardless of their sexual orientation.

“Interpreting our state constitutional provisions in accordance with firmly established equal protection principles leads inevitably to the conclusion that gay persons are entitled to marry the otherwise qualified same sex partner of their choice,” the ruling said.

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