Today the Massachusetts legislature meets to determine the future of same-sex marriage in our commonwealth. This isn't a political blog, but I am a political person. And because I filter pretty much everything in my life through a musical-theater sensibility, I will sum up my take on gay marriage by quoting lyricist Lynn Ahrens from her marvelous show with composer Stephen Flaherty, A Man of No Importance:
You just have to love who you love
People can be hard sometimes
And their words can cut so deep
Choose the one you choose, love
And don't lose a moment's sleep
Who can tell you who to want?
Who can tell you what you were destined to be?
Take it from me
There's no fault in loving
No call for shame
Everyone's heart
Does exactly the same
And once you believe that
You learn how to say
I love who I love who I love
Then just go and love who you love
I live in the wonderfully progressive commonwealth of Massachusetts, and for that I'm thankful. My hope is that our elected officials won't abandon that tradition by caving in to a bunch of hypocritical hate-mongers.
[UPDATE: They didn't! The proposed ban on same-sex marriage was defeated! Yee-friggin'-haw!]
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