A friend pointed me to this article about gay and lesbian couples seeking divorce in Massachusetts, a scant seven months after obtaining the right to legally marry there. You know the Right is going to have a field day with this. My answer is, what did you expect? The whole darned society works against stable gay relationships so I'd be surprised if this wasn't the result. Plenty of evidence of this was on display in the recent passage of all those anti-gay-marriage amendments and the attendant news coverage.
I agree with those who believe the marriage fight is central to gay and lesbian acceptance, but I've always said that even once we get the right to marry we have a long way to go. I went to a friend's wedding last year in Atlanta. It was a lavish affair with friends flown in from around the country, extended families on both sides, and presided over by a priest and a rabbi. Everyone was there to affirm and support that couple's commitment. Unfortunately, even if the laws are changed nationwide I won't have that. It will take a lot of time and education and work towards broad understanding and acceptance before that is available to me. I and most of my friends have struggled with relationships, at least in part, as a result.
