Though I know it isn't over, it is still amazing to watch Mayor Fenty sign the legislation that can bring civil marriage equality to Washington, DC. And even though people will continue to say that the black community is more homophobic than any other in this country, it made me feel good to see that racially diverse group of representatives from official Washington, DC stand proudly as the legislation was signed.
UPDATE 12/20/09: There is a great op-ed in today's Washington Post from the Reverands Wiley explaining why they, as black pastors support same-sex marriage. Their historical contexualization is spot on, and I like the term the Rev. Peter Gomes of Harvard University coined, "bibliolatry," the practice of worshipping the Bible (as opposed to worshipping God).
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Beautiful cerimony, and historic, yet something seemed missing.
Seeing as some rather important people live in the District of Columbia, one would think that a President who ran on offering hope to the GLBT community, his wife, the Vice-President, or his wife, would have shown up to lend support for civil rights.
It will be interesting to hear future recountings of "the struggles of the GLBT community" by former President Obama. Just remember how easily he ran to Europe to button hole the Olympic Committee into choosing Chicago as the next Olympic city. Yep, he went all the way to Europe for that, but couldn't take a limousine across town for a few minutes for this.
I'm just sayin'...
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