Comments on Sullivan on Massachusetts

That is beautiful.

*resume crying like an even bigger baby*

I want to say congratulations, but I believe it's as big a victory for straight people as it is for gay people. You get some of your rights acknowledged, finally; and we get to live in a more just society. I'm very happy, and very proud.

Just 49 states to go!

I'd like to point out that Andrew Sullivan didn't actually write that, Darren did. But still, amen.

I wish my parents and sisters weren't part of that generation we're all waiting to die off to gain tolerance.

What's really sad, or more sad, is my 14 year old niece sets off my gaydar like no other has. They don't see it but it's going to slap them in the face. I can't help but wonder if they will react differently to their grandchild coming out than they did to their own child coming out.

And if I here that Mary Cheney and family are now going to move to MA I'm going to scream.

Well said, Fnarf. It's a pity that not all straights understand how much a victory it is for every man, every woman, and every child in this country.

I am a single, straight 25 year old woman who believes fully in marriage equality but is in no way any sort of activist, and that just made me cry. At my desk.

I agree. I cried first when I saw the photo he used and second when I read the post. Andrew, like you, Dan, and the men and women who fought so hard to keep the ban off the ballot, are my gay heroes!

Perfect :)

I wish Sullivan was as liberal on other issues (he was a big backer of Bush and the Iraq war before both went to hell) as he is on this one. Still, nicely put.

If a piece is truly moving, you can let it be so without talking down to us and telling us that that's how we're supposed to think of it as.

Let the work stand on its own. Don't tell us how to think.

@4, I'm confused. Who is Darren?

I agree with Fnarf, Sachi, and Callie. I am straight and this makes me so happy. The pictures, the wonderful words, and this historic moment are all so amazing to me. It truly warms my heart that there are good people out there, who know how wrong it is to deny rights to other human beings.

I can only hope that Washington will wise up and get equality to all the citizens here. I'll do whatever I can to help. =)

Um. Dan. Bullshit. And you know it. The "the most passionate, eloquent, and effective voice for marriage equality in the United States" is Evan Wolfson, who started the modern movement for marriage equality, who has spent countless hours involved in conceiving, litigating, and effecting marriage equality in the United States.

Here's Evan's wikipedia entry.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evan_Wolfson

You know damned well I'm right. Give credit where credit is due.

Let me rephase that with a little more nuance. It is impossible to imagine the Massachusetts decision without Evan Wolfson's efforts. It is very easy to imagine it without Andrew Sullivan's.

Yesterday was a great day. I'm straight but I couldn't understand why it would affect my relationships at all if other people could have theirs treated the same. Hopefully, we'll be celebrating this in Washington one day soon.

monkey, Darren McCollester of Getty is the photographer of the pic Sullivan used in his post.

AHA! The way he posted it it looked like the piece was written by Darren.

Thanks for the clarification, Amy Jo, and just everyone please pretend that the first sentence in post #4 doesn't exist, k, thanks.

Dan, you're not too shabby yourself!

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