In which I give a pep talk to my home state.
Dear Rhode Island,
You are coming in a little late in the game, but now is your time to shine! Please bring on some action and let all your homestate homos get married. Massachusetts does. Connecticut does. Vermont does. And now Maine and New Hampshire are getting really close. You don’t want to be the LAST New England state to get there, do you? Even Iowa is out there in the midwest, making us proud!
You can do this! Just because you are the smallest state, doesn’t mean your constitution isn’t as powerful, just or dedicated to recognizing and upholding my basic civil liberties as any other state’s. Aspire to be like the UK – a country roughly the size of Oregon. And yet they managed to federally recognize all their citizens’ unions as equal and deserving of validated civil protections under the law. (While you are taking notes from them, see also: healthcare)
I promise to repay you in tax revenue from my wedding expenses and even more undying love and affection. Go get’em, Tiger! I know you won’t let me down.
Love,
Me
Tags: lesbians, politics, queer, Rhode Island, same-sex marriage