I'd be remiss if I didn't talk about the Supreme Court ruling that same sex marriage is now a right in all 50 states. Yes, it is. And I am so excited. This is a right that people have been fighting for for a long time now, and now it is The.Law.Of.The.Land. Hells yeah!
People who know me are well aware that I am a supporter of gay rights. I don't like that my gay friends are being discriminated against, but there are still so many places where you have to keep it a secret. San Diego isn't really like that(though San Diego's politics run towards the more conservative, we have a really great Pride weekend which gets a HUGE turnout every year.I've never gone, but I hear it's fun. I would love to go but I'm not a big fan of crowds(the reason(apart from tickets being so expensive and selling out fast)I don't go to San Diego ComiCon.)
So today, Oceanside(the city I live in) had their Fourth Of July parade(yeah, a week early, I'm sure there's a reason behind it.) and they had someone there with a rainbow flag.She was from the North County LGTBTQ resource center. I started talking to her.. anyhow, I wound up walking with the people from the LGBTQ center-I was honoured to be able to walk with them and show my support(and we had a lot of support from people watching the parade-it was more muted in some places but very much present in others.
Of course, the ruling was a topic of conversation..people could not believe the timing of it.And it really is amazing.
And you know, I wouldn't be at all surprised if that is the theme of San Diego's Pride parade this year :)
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