Jubilation!

[THP]

What a night it was, and what a Pride weekend it is going to be. Congratulations, New York and congratulations to the world, as getting marriage equality here is a monumental achievement for our movement.As the most influential and most populous state to make marriage equality a reality, New York has completely reinvigorated our movement. This is a game changer of huge proportions. New York State follows pioneering states like Vermont and New Hampshire, which also attained marriage equality not through the courts, but through a vote by legislators, the people's representatives. As small states,Vermont and New Hampshire -- which followed Massachusetts, the first state to have marriage equality, after its highest court ruled gays and lesbians couldn't be excluded from marriage -- are often able to experiment with new ideas.More...