[Dialogue] Cultural quake hits California

[Wayne Nelson]

> Marshall said. . . . our state's Supreme Court declared that to deny marriage
> to any  couple is to brand them as second class citizens. In a month, for the
> first time ever, fully ten percent of US citizens will be able to marry
> whomever they choose.
>>  
>> 
>> When this happened in Canada, there was a lot of noise. It¹s died down and we
>> don¹t hear much about it any more.  The Tories won¹t push it back and Harper
>> said, some time ago, that reversing it is not a priority for the government.
>> They know they would lose that battle in the long run. Pluralism is the way
>> it is. 
>> 
>> Gay marriages are not exactly ³ho hum², but it doesn¹t seem to be much of a
>> big deal. When Duncan and Derek got married, I riffed on the MasterCard
>> commercial - - 
>> 
>>> Marriage ­ happens everyday
>>> Gay marriage ­ getting more common all the time
>>> 2 bald men getting married ­ absolutely priceless
>> 
>> For a while there, Toronto and Vancouver were big spots for gay marriage
>> tourism. People coming from the US and UK to symbolize their union. Pride
>> week is a big time for it; since it¹s one of the biggest pride events in the
>> world. The mayor rides in the parade. The only rival event is Carribana.
>> 
>> The impact, I think, is much wider than marriage. The normalization of that
>> symbolic act has enabled people in gay relationships to see themselves as a
>> part of the main river and for others to see that the river is wider than
>> they thought. 
>> 
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