tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088762026814565807.post8154454112319780999..comments2023-07-06T06:29:58.181-07:00Comments on The Fictional Life of Cari Z: Marriage Equality in the US!Cari Zhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17156330866753346990noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088762026814565807.post-81990910696087285982015-06-26T16:59:49.747-07:002015-06-26T16:59:49.747-07:00I proud to be an American today as well. I stepped...I proud to be an American today as well. I stepped out of the shower this morning to breaking news about the decision. It was very hard to pull myself away from the TV to go to work. And every time I thought about it today, I couldn't help but tear up. I've already heard some of the negativity and backlash that I'm sure will increase in the days and weeks to come. But I refuse to let that dampen the joy I feel that ALL of friends and family member - no matter which state they live in - will be able to marry who they love.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04420776766875388389noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8088762026814565807.post-45427934824530159892015-06-26T15:02:20.370-07:002015-06-26T15:02:20.370-07:00This whole thing made me cry this evening, but in ...This whole thing made me cry this evening, but in a totally good way. I spent a large chunk of last Saturday with an old and very dear friend of mine and his husband, and at one point he said something not a million miles away from the quote below by Dan Savage. And next weekend they're jointly giving away their daughter at her wedding. This is now, indeed.<br /><br />"Telling my parents in 1980 that I was gay didn't just mean telling them that I was sexually and romantically attracted to other boys. I was also telling them that I would never have children and that I would never marry. That was then. This is now."Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04721814299096345858noreply@blogger.com