I've been reading through the text of the Supreme Court's decision regarding gay marriage. (The text of that decision may be found here.) Here are my two favorite quotes:
"The nature of marriage is that, through its enduring bond, two persons together can find other freedoms, such as expression, intimacy, and spirituality. This is true for all persons, whatever their sexual orientation. There is dignity in the bond between two men or two women who seek to marry and in their autonomy to make such profound choices." "No union is more profound than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion, sacrifice, and family. In forming a marital union, two people become something greater than once they were. As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate, marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves. Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization’s oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right." I wondered how long it would be before this case came before the Supreme Court. I am grateful--and still awestruck--that the majority chose well. I can now rejoice with my many LGBTQ friends and affirm that June 26, 2015, was a very good day in the land of liberty. ♥
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