The Blow To Marriage Equality

Dale Carpenter has a sober, moving post. Money quote:

On Sunday, I spoke to a rally of about 100 of them in Vallejo. It was held in a park bordered by rolling and largely barren, brown hills, which funneled a chilly wind onto us. The park was empty. It was all gay and lesbian couples, many of them with young children. Some had gotten married already and others were planning to do so before the vote, just in case. They were wearing red and carrying signs. They were full of hope. They would be heading out that day to form a human sign constituting the words “No on 8" by the side of the freeway, trying to capture the attention and hearts of thousands of passing motorists in a state of 40 million people. It seemed an impossibly small group taking on a lot for themselves.

That's how it always is. A few people, forging the future on their own, taking on the impossible, but making it more possible with every step they take. I feel very proud of how far we've come; and all the more determined to win.