The lobby of History Colorado was jam packed with hundreds of supporters of the civil unions bill that Governor John Hickenlooper was about to sign into law. I became emotional as several state legislators spoke about this historic day, one which many in the lobby had worked on for years. And yet, as the state senate co-sponsor said, this is not the end of our work.
Yes, we have more to do.
I want full marriage equality. Nothing more, nothing less.
If you have read our blog before this is of no surprise to you. Mike and I were married on April 30th of 2005. It was the best day of my life.
In our eyes we are married. On May 1st of this year(midnight of our 8th wedding anniversary) we will walk over to the City and County building in downtown Denver with a bunch of others to get legally recognized as a legal civil union.
The Supreme Court is hearing two cases around equality, including one on marriage equality, this week. As I read in a New York Times commentary yesterday, victory around marriage equality is not a matter of if, it is a matter of when.
Full marriage equality is so close, I feel like I can taste it.
The excitement and the emotion is building up. I could definitely feel it in the lobby of History Colorado. The joy expressed could have been heard all of the way to the state capitol, several blocks away.
Is America ready? You better believe America is ready. Do 100% believe in full marriage equality? Of course not. Yet nobody has a right to vote on my marriage and hopefully the Supreme Court will agree.
Simple equality.
Thank you for reading this and thank you for all of your support.
The change is happening so fast, and yet not fast enough. It drives me bonkers. Let's have everyone equal, already!
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