Watch. Listen. See what we have done.

(And by "we", I do not only mean citizens of the United States. I mean you, and me, and her, and them, across the boundaries of countries and the strictures of enfranchisement. I mean US.)

Yes we fucking will.

Cool, no?Full disclosure: I am an Army grandbrat and the cousin of two Army men, one of whose reserve units may be called up at any time. When I was 15, my paternal grandfather told me that if I wanted to go to West Point for college, he would find someone to sponsor me and would make that happen. I have a slightly ... asynchronous? take on this ( Read more... )

Fifty-five years they waited.FIFTY. FIVE. YEARS ( Read more... )

Just a little bit disturbing, this, no?

Are y'all following the Iowa news? What the FUCK?

Anyone find this startling? Bueller? Bueller?

(Yes, I'm pleased. Proud, even. Astonished by the way history sometimes gets it right, indeed. Right now, though, I'm just ... unsurprised.)

ETA: the magnificent Shay alerted me to the confusing nature of my original subject line. make no mistake, y'all: this Moebian turn of events makes me a very ( Read more... )

In a directive issued May 14, NY Governor David Paterson (by counsel) directed all state agencies to begin recognizing same-sex marriages performed elsewhere.

Wonder if Spitzer would ever have gotten around to this.