"Marriage is one of the "basic civil rights of man," fundamental to our very existence and survival..."
-- U.S. Supreme Court, 1967, Loving vs. Virginia
The fight currently being fought at the Minnesota State Capitol is one that I cannot wholly relate to. I am a white, straight, American woman. My right to marry the man I love has never been questioned or brought to a vote. However, it deeply saddens me that same-sex couples are not able to have their love and commitment be legally recognized by our government. I really wish that I could be there, in Minnesota at the Capitol, right now to show my support for the Minnesota couples and families fighting for the right to have their marriages recognized.
Families are families, and love is love.
