Why gay marriage will (eventually) pass in all US states (even Mississippi)
The decision of California’s Supreme Court to reject the challenge to the ban on gay marriage – Proposition 8 – voted on by the people in November 2008, seems to have excited much ‘woe is us’ comment (as well as rallies in 104 American cities and towns last night).
Alistair Campbell even blogged that:
It left millions across the state and across America in despair wondering when they will get the opportunity to be treated equally in the eyes of the law and of society.
Yesterday’s decision cancelled out much of what San Francisco gay rights campaigner Harvey Milk, the subject of a brilliant recent film – and many others – worked for. It may be years until gay Californians again have the rights already enjoyed by the people of Iowa, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and Vermont.
Actually, I suspect Milk would have had more of a sense of proportion and definitely more of a sense of history.
The Simpsons in No 10
Guy Aitchison (London, OK): One of the unforeseen benefits of recent attempts to restrict access to Freedom of Information might have been to spare us from Alistair Campbell’s painful attempts at humour. This is revealed in the memos between him and Blair on the proposed appearance of the PM in the Simpsons [...]
