onward and upward

from today's federal court ruling throwing out the same-sex marriage ban in indiana:

The court has never witnessed a phenomenon throughout the federal court system as is presented with this issue. In less than a year, every federal district court to consider the issue has reached the same conclusion in thoughtful and thorough opinions – laws prohibiting the celebration and recognition of same-sex marriages are unconstitutional. It is clear that the fundamental right to marry shall not be deprived to some individuals based solely on the person they choose to love. In time, Americans will look at the marriage of couples such as Plaintiffs, and refer to it simply as a marriage – not a same-sex marriage. These couples, when gender and sexual orientation are taken away, are in all respects like the family down the street. The Constitution demands that we treat them as such.

also today, the federal 10th circuit court of appeals, for the first time for a circuit court, upheld the district court's ruling last december that overturned utah's same-sex marriage ban ---

there hasn't been a single federal court ruling in favor of the homophobes

i envy the young'uns growing up in a world where they don't have to put up with all that shit --- the progress in the past decade is almost unbelievable, never mind the last forty years