Deep breath

Sorry for such a long hiatus. There are just a few things going on in my life at the moment: getting married Oct 29, where we hosted 100 people, 10% of which were staying in our home. It was great. Then Nov 7 came the elections, and thank god we got most of what we wanted. I couldn't have imagined a better wedding gift than seeing the Republicans exit the Massachusetts governor's spot, and waving bye-bye to Rick Santorum.

Having said that, all is not rosy. Tomorrow, Nov 9, is the Consitutional Convention, or ConCon, at the MA Statehouse, and one of the HOT topics is the vote on a proposed amendment that would ban same-sex marriage in the Commonwealth. Only 25% of participants (only 50 votes) have to support this tomorrow in order for it to move to a SECOND ConCon (next year), and if THAT passes as well, the amendment will go on the public ballot in 2008 to be voted on by THE PEOPLE. ARrrghhhh.

So tomorrow, after I drop Koby off at daycare, my friend Ben and I will head to the Statehouse. Watch this space for what I hope will be some interesting photos of people screaming at each other across the street.

And keep your fingers crossed. While I've read that even if all this back-stepping comes to its horrible end with a hate-mongering constitutional amendment, supposedly MY marriage is not in harm's way. It just means that no MORE same-sex couples can marry here in the future. Gee, great.

So the Commonwealth will allow two men to adopt a child, but not have the legal protection of marriage while they're raising that child?

PLEASE. CURB YOUR DOGMA.