we are all aware that marriage is only one step on the road to true equality but please do not dismiss how significant the legal right to marriage is, when us federal state and marriage laws guarantee couples over 1200 different legal protections including:
- hospital visitation when there’s been an accident or illness
- the ability to obtain “family” health coverage
- taxation and inheritance rights
- their role as parent of their children and better stability in the lives of their children
- even protection in case the relationship ends
marriage is a big deal. it is not the final deal. but it is something to celebrate [insert ten thousand rainbow and crying emois]
This. I mean I know there’s still work to do and there’s still issues that I face as a person of color and as a lesbian woman but… let me have a moment. Just because I’m celebrating doesn’t mean I forgot about the injustices of the world, but the point of the fight is to accomplish things, and when something gets accomplished it’s worth celebrating.
Just because I’m happy doesn’t mean I’m done fighting.
