60 Happy Moments

[thistlechaser]

I know I'm really, really preaching to the choir now. I had one Mormon/Romney supporter unfriend me a week or so before the election, and one of his supporters unfriend me right after, which as far as I know leaves no one on my friends list who is against same sex marriage. (... Grr. I went to my user info to check exactly how many friends that is, only to find the format of the page is changed. Sigh.) Anyway! 119 people! If there's anyone in that group against same sex marriage, I don't know about it.

So, since I'm assuming we're all on the same page, I'm going to skip my usual 'blah blah blah how can anyone be against love? Equal rights for all!' speech. Instead, have 60 Moments of Happiness at same-sex weddings in Seattle.

Seriously, if you're against this, there's no hope for you*.


* Not literally, of course. Everyone can grow and change. (I did!) I have hope for people who can't see the love in these photos. One day hopefully they'll see that love is love, no matter what.

Comments

[eglantine-br.livejournal.com]

Well, my eyes are all wet, those pictures are like a sock in the chest from pure joy. That happiness could light the whole city. And it means that the world is simply a better place than it was last year. Joy, yes, love, yes please. More of that. Much much better.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Same. I didn't get chills over any of them, but my eyes sure are wet. Happiest feelings ever. :)

[loup_noir]

Not fair! You should have warned me that I would cry like an idiot. Love is love, and it ought to be given equal treatment and support among everyone. There is a wonderful couple up the road from us, been together for about twenty years, who keep hoping that our state will grant them the right to marry. A couple close to where you are, one that had been together about twenty years at the time one was diagnosed with breast cancer, a relationship that the state wouldn't recognize, where the survivor was denied her rights and was evicted from the home she'd shared with her spouse for years. A very dear friend who was not allowed to marry the man who brought him such joy and who died with members of his family condemning them both....

May all these joyful couples enjoy long and happy marriages and delight in each other.

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

I know, right? I was all sniffly and tearing up, too.

I hate hearing stories like that. It drives me crazy that people could want that: keeping two people in love apart. One day people will look back on this and wonder how it took us so long to get beyond this.

[evilgrayson.livejournal.com]

These are just beautiful, Thistle. Thanks for sharing the link!

[thistle-chaser.livejournal.com]

Isn't it? You're welcome! :)