Massachusetts has discovered that the world hasn't ended with the establishment of equal marriage rights, and that, in fact, the right of two men or two women who love one another to marry has nothing whatsoever to do with any heterosexual couple. The only improvement on this would be a repeal of the state law prohibiting out of state couples to marry if those marriages would not be recognized in another state - a racist legacy from half a century ago.

I could say more, but I've said it better elsewhere. If you're interested in one person's thoughts on marriage equality, you could read this oldsermon I preached on the Freedom to Love. (Don't worry, I would never proselytize on the Mudcat. It's just the best I've ever been able to state why equal marriage rights should be extended, regardless of sexual orientation. The close of it even got published in a recent book of readings on marriage.)

Equal rights are extremely important to me - I've seen too many people hurt because of bigotry against same sex couples.

Dan Schatz