Is this image offensive to gay people? If so, let me know and I’ll replace it with the photo of Ernie and Bert that’s been circulating through the tubes today. This was just the first thing to come to mind when I decided to commemorate the passage of New York’s Marriage Equality Act with a post. For what it’s worth, I wholeheartedly support this legislation, and applaud the effort that was exerted by New York Governor Andrew Quomo and others in order to make it happen. One just hopes that the momentum keeps building, and that we see this same happy scene replayed across the country again and again, until all of us, like it or not, find ourselves in gay marriages. Unfortunately, it looks as though this tidal wave of gay commitment is going to have to skip over New Jersey, though. Governor Chris Christie had the following to say on Meet the Press yesterday.
“I believe marriage should be between one man and one woman. I am not a fan of same-sex marriage. That’s my view and that’ll be the view of our state, because I wouldn’t sign a bill like the one that was in New York.”
It’s probably worth noting that both Cuomo and Christie identify as Catholic.
As for Bush (seen above holding hands with Saudi King Abdullah), I think it’s worth reminding folks that he supported amending our nation’s Constitution to make gay marriage illegal.
