Today Is The Day!

Today oral arguments begin at the Supreme Court against Prop 8 and a decision is expected some time in June. Then, tomorrow Edie Windsor gets her shot at knocking down DOMA. It's an exciting time. I'm obsessed with the coverage already, following all of my favorite equality organizations like HRC, GLAAD, Freedom to Marry, and United for Marriage. I've also raided my closet to find all the red I can wear this week to show my support for marriage equality.

I was living in California when Prop 8 came to be. It slapped me so hard across the face. Just when I was beginning to believe that things had made a turn towards equality there were suddenly thousands of equality-hating folks shouting through their bible verses while they put a stop to same sex marriage in San Francisco and throughout California. We felt blindsided. There I was living in a supportive LGBT community, feeling proud of who I was and the love around me when suddenly all of that was gone. It happened so fast, and was so incredibly hurtful.

But, today is another chance. Today we have an enormous amount of public support as we step into the highest court in the land. I am feeling proud of every single gay and straight ally of marriage equality who has fought hard all of these years to bring us to this opportunity. I am so proud to be a part of the LGBT community and that pride will continue no matter what the outcome.

Still, I think we have a pretty damn good chance..... Take a look at this graph that shows public opinion versus the SCOTUS ruling.

It is time for marriage equality!