The secret to winning gay rights: yardwork

[moria73]

From today's New York Times.

My favourite part is:

Most moving, she said, were older constituents who had changed their views after meeting gay men and lesbians. One woman had “asked me to put it on the ballot for a vote, but since then a lovely couple moved in,” Ms. Candaras said. “She said, ‘They help me with my lawn, and if there can’t be

Comments

[amazon_syren]

Gardening = The Great Peace-Maker. :-D
Yay! :-D

[chief1ic]

The lawn thing is funny, but the larger message I get from the article is that people were opposed to gay marriage until they actually met some gay people.

[mikepictor]

Nothing quite like realizing that they're just as human as the rest of us.