I hope everyone is enjoying the last Friday of 2011. If you are getting ready to party tomorrow night, please remember to stay safe and keep it all in moderation. If you can't remember it, then how can it be any fun later on? Yeah yeah. Speaking of memory, that leads me to today's Friday Five. My favorite memories of 2011!
1. My brother got married in September! Yeah! Go bro! Maybe my sister-in-law can muzzle him and keep him grounded. :)
2. I finally "officially" moved back to Ohio in August. I live in the south since 2003. It was time to come home for a while.
3. I got my first e-reader in October. I have since downloaded about 600 free books and games. I intend to read them all at some point!
These last two were harder to come up with...
4. Occupy events started in September. I'm sad that it has come to demonstrations and civil disobedience, but I am very happy to keep the memory of Americans finally waking up in my mind.
5. Gay marriage legalized in New York in July. I am very, very happy that my friends in New York are legally entitled to marry their partners, but I really hate that it has come to be court cases and such over the issue. Up until 1996, there was no "definition" of marriage. Why do we need one now? The neighbor's marriage has no merit on someone else's. So yes, just like in 2004, 2008, 2009, and 2010, I am happy about the legalization, but I am still disappointed that people cannot see beyond their own egos to get over themselves and mind their own business.
Here is to a very Happy New Years to you. Stay safe. Have fun. Ring in the new year surrounded by those you love!
Love is love, no matter the back story. <3 DS
Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
Showing posts with label New York. Show all posts
Friday, December 30, 2011
Sunday, July 24, 2011
Would you look at that!
Niagra Falls mayor Paul Dyster finalized the (likely) first legal marriage in New York at 12:01am this morning. Look at the Falls and the building in the background. Incredible. Check the links below for a NYT about the lovely Kitty and Cheryl's big day and other articles of the celebration of love and equality!
New York Times: With a Kiss and a Vow, The Day Begins
Yahoo News/Reuters: New York State Celebrates First Same-Sex Marriages
Yahoo News/AFP: Hundreds of Gay Couples Marry In New York
Yahoo News/The Canadian Press: Gay Couples Begin Marrying Across the State...
Looking at some of the comments with these articles, equality still has an upward climb but we're getting there folks. Stay strong. Stand proud. Love is love, no matter the back story. Congratulations New York!
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Round of Applause for you Sir!
New York Republican Senator Roy McDonald released a press statement with a quote heard round the world. If you haven't seen it yet, please extricate yourself from the rock you are under. Seriously. New York is currently voting on the issue of gay marriage. As of the 16th, they only needed 1 more vote to pass the Senate I believe.
So most republican politicos are against gay marriage and I personally think they are morons. No one has yet to explain to me how someone's marriage could threaten and/or destroy the marriage of another just by association. Now, my eyes have been opened to one republican that is not a moron. I don't know the rest of his political history, but the man is taking a stand on gay marriage that surprised the hell out of me. Read the link or just read the quote below.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/republican-new-york-senator-comes-out-for-gay-marr
Copying from the article: (bad language ahead, you were warned)
“You get to the point where you evolve in your life where everything isn't black and white, good and bad, and you try to do the right thing,” McDonald, 64, told reporters.
“You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, fuck it, I don't care what you think. I'm trying to do the right thing.
“I'm tired of Republican-Democrat politics. They can take the job and shove it. I come from a blue-collar background. I'm trying to do the right thing, and that's where I'm going with this.”
Mr. McDonald, I do not think YOU are a moron, sir. I respect the fact that you are trying to do the right thing and I sincerely wish you all the best. Thank you for standing up for the people. You rock!
So most republican politicos are against gay marriage and I personally think they are morons. No one has yet to explain to me how someone's marriage could threaten and/or destroy the marriage of another just by association. Now, my eyes have been opened to one republican that is not a moron. I don't know the rest of his political history, but the man is taking a stand on gay marriage that surprised the hell out of me. Read the link or just read the quote below.
http://www.buzzfeed.com/gavon/republican-new-york-senator-comes-out-for-gay-marr
Copying from the article: (bad language ahead, you were warned)
“You get to the point where you evolve in your life where everything isn't black and white, good and bad, and you try to do the right thing,” McDonald, 64, told reporters.
“You might not like that. You might be very cynical about that. Well, fuck it, I don't care what you think. I'm trying to do the right thing.
“I'm tired of Republican-Democrat politics. They can take the job and shove it. I come from a blue-collar background. I'm trying to do the right thing, and that's where I'm going with this.”
Mr. McDonald, I do not think YOU are a moron, sir. I respect the fact that you are trying to do the right thing and I sincerely wish you all the best. Thank you for standing up for the people. You rock!
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