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breakthecitysky:

Here is the thing I can’t stop thinking about with what’s happened here in Minnesota over the course of the past week: the display of support in the Twin Cities was staggering. The level of f*cks not given to those who might be offended by this acknowledgement of equal rights under the law was amazing.

But mostly, mostly. I think about a queer kid, riding in the back of her parents’ car seeing the city lit up like this. Maybe she hasn’t come out yet, maybe she’s been bullied, at home, at school, for being who she is. I can only imagine what seeing this would mean. And then I get teary and proud all over again.

Way to go, Minnesota. Who’s next?

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o-menya:

samorchard:

I did a comic about marriage equality…

God bless this.

Minnesotans are the epitome of this comic right now: patting themselves on the back for achieving the easiest possible thing to make themselves feel like ~good people~.

Meanwhile queer youth still die and starve and shiver on the streets.

When you point this out, they say you offend them and that they worked “so hard.”

bleh

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arctic-mcpenguin:

Congratulations to Minnesota for passing same-sex marriage in the House and Senate this week. Governor Dayton will sign the law later, and make same-sex marriages legal starting August 1st. Marriage equality for everybody!

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Minnesota Senate approves same-sex marriage bill

fuckyeahfeminists:

breakingnews:

Star Tribune: The Minnesota Senate has voted 37-30 to legalize same-sex marriage. The vote took place on the heels of a vote last week in the House. The measure now moves to Gov. Mark Dayton, who sign it in a ceremony at 5 p.m. Tuesday. Once it is signed, Minnesota will become the twelfth state to legalize same sex-marriage.

YAAAAAAYYY

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fabfemmeboy:

Here’s the thing no one tells you about the ability to get legally married in a state that isn’t your own:

It feels great at the time. It feels amazing, especially if you go right as it’s been legalized, and there’s a huge party that literally feels like the entire state is celebrating - or at least the whole city - and you dress up and have the ceremony and beam as you sign a freaking piece of paper because that’s what you’ve been waiting for. You have a great few days of vacation/honeymoon, and then you fly home, basking in the glow of your new, legally-valid marriage that you thought you might easily never see.

And then you get home…and nothing’s different. Especially for couples who have been together for decades - the people who recognize and respect the relationship still do. The people who didn’t still don’t, and if anything are maybe more antagonistic than before. You have no rights you didn’t have before your incredible weekend away. You still have to carry papers to justify your relationship (as power-of-attorney/next of kin, not as spouses) in case one of you ends up in the hospital unexpectedly. You have twice as many tax forms to file, and every time you have a bureaucratic task in front of you, you have to stop and think “Who’s asking? Who’s asking my marital status?” And even then, 98% of the time, you have to put down single - the same way you did before.

Marriage equality destination weddings are great - I would do mine again in every state if I could! - but the realities of “legally married” are a little less than ideal when your state of residence doesn’t recognize it.

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think-progress:

Delaware just became the 11th state to pass marriage equality!

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glaad:

And Rhode Island makes 10! Congrats to the Ocean State.

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alloutorg:

HUGE day for love. After months of hard work and protest, marriage equality has passed in France — 331 to 225.

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Ohio Marriage Equality Amendment »

regalgoddess:

Freedom Ohio seeks to have a thoughtful dialogue with Ohioans to determine the level of support for the concept of allowing two consenting adults the right to marry and provide religious institutions the freedom to refuse to perform and/or recognize a marriage. Where there is love, let there be marriage.

Hello! Although many of you may not know this, my partner and I will be moving to Ohio in a few months. We’ve been together for the past ten years and now have an 11-month old daughter. We love each other so much, and we would love to get married, but currently live in a state that does not allow gay marriage.

Amazingly, we just found out that Ohio recently got the green light for a proposed amendment for the November election to allow gay marriage! Unfortunately, since we don’t live in Ohio yet, we can’t sign the petition to get it on the ballot, but maybe you can! If you are anyone you know lives in Ohio, please sign the petition and share it with your friends. And even if you don’t, please reblog this and try to spread the word.

Being able to get married would mean the world to us, so please help those who live in Ohio and us future Ohioans to get this amendment on the ballot!

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