Last summer, when the California Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional, I found it impossible to get excited. I didn’t know why. It just seemed too good to be true, so deep down I didn’t think it actually was true. Same-sex couples around me started getting married and I tried to be happy for them, but I never quite believed it.<\/p>\n
And, well, now I know why. Because it was<\/em> too good to be true.<\/p>\n Last night, I watched one of our organizers start crying as he realized we were going to lose. I didn’t know what I could possibly say to console him. The stakes were infinitely higher for him than for the homophobes cheering in Orange County. I think of all the other married couples my husband and I worked with on this campaign, and it breaks my heart.<\/p>\n That’s really all I can say at this point. My heart is broken.<\/p>\n (Cross-posted on Modern Mitzvot<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Last summer, when the California Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage bans unconstitutional, I found it impossible to get excited. I didn’t know why. It just seemed too good to be true, so deep down I didn’t think it actually was … Continue reading