Equality At Last!

How New York Legalized Gay Marriage

With the stroke of a pen just before midnight on Friday, Governor Andrew Cuomo legalized gay marriage in New York, making the state the sixth and by far the largest to have a same-sex marriage law on the books. 

The victory is all the more remarkable because it comes just two years after gay marriage supporters badly miscalculated their support in the same chamber, watching their same-sex marriage bill go down by a 24-to-38 margin after a dramatic floor debate.

Bravo New York! New York becomes the largest state in the United States to pass a gay marriage bill. This is a seminal moment for LGBTQ rights in America and worldwide. This has been a long time coming for one of America's largest gay communities. After it was passed celebrations erupted in the streets of New York City. Including at the Stonewall Inn in Greenwich Village, an important landmark for the gay rights movement.

Richmond Fed Flys the Rainbow Flag, Religious Right Jumps the Shark

Richmond Times-Dispatch

In a letter to Richmond Fed President Jeffrey M. Lacker, Marshall says the homosexual behavior "celebrated" by the bank "undermines the American economy." 

"What does flying the homosexual flag, or any other similar display, have to do with your central banking mission under the Federal Reserve Act passed by Congress?" writes Marshall, one of the General Assembly's most conservative members.

Flying a Gay Pride flag over the Richmond Federal Reserve undermines the American economy? I hate to abuse the Picard facepalm but this was just too appropriate: