Thanks Kramer. Her and her late spouse's story are moving and not unlike countless others. I posted a link on her too in the thread that I started. Yes what our community has gone through has been so unjust for so long. I'm so happy that the tide has been turning for a while now but there remains a long way to go. This is a HUGE case and our highest Court recognizes it. I could write volumes here but there are people like me all around us in our daily lives who would be happy to share their struggles with those who sincerely ask them in person. We just want freedom and freedom from persecution like everybody else and to live out our own lives without unjust and undue encumbrance as most get to and desire for themselves.

That was indeed a beautiful love story. And she was THERE today, wasn't she?

The times they are a'changin' -
circa Bob Dylan

Then we have the "emos" - are they still a happening? Fascinating sub-culture or whatever they would be called.

And ECC - I do believe the SC is going to strike down the stupid, ignorant, bigoted DOMA act. I sure do.

She was there Monday. Maybe again after. Yes touching story. Those were truly some gay pioneers. Lesboneers?

I know many Canadians are excited about this case. Here's a quick look at our neighbor to the south:


In Mexico, only civil marriages are recognized by the law and all its proceedings fall under local state legislation.[1]Same-sex marriages are legally performed in Mexico City and the state of Quintana Roo, and same-sex civil unions are legally performed in Mexico City and the northern state of Coahuila (Civil Pact of Solidarity, PSC). Same-sex marriages in Mexico City and Quintana Roo, and same-sex civil unions in Coahuila have protected rights throughout the entire country.

In late November 2009, the leading party at the Legislative Assembly of the Federal District (ALDF), the Party of the Democratic Revolution (PRD), announced that it is fine-tuning an amendment to the Civil Code to legalize same-sex marriage in Mexico City. A project endorsed by the local Head of Government Marcelo Ebrard but strongly opposed by the second largest political force in the country, the right-of-center National Action Party (PAN) and the Roman Catholic Church. The bill found support from over 600 non-governmental organizations, including the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) and Amnesty International (AI). On 21 December 2009, Mexico City became the first Latin American jurisdiction to legalize same-sex marriage. The law became effective on 4 March 2010.[2]

On 5 August, the Supreme Court voted 8-2 to uphold the constitutionality of Mexico City's same-sex marriage law.[3] The Court later ruled on 10 August 2010, that Mexico City marriages are valid throughout the entire country.[4]

On 28 November 2011, the first two same-sex marriages occurred in Quintana Roo after discovering that Quintana Roo's Civil Code did not explicitly prohibit same-sex marriage,[5] but these marriages were later annulled by the governor of Quintana Roo in April 2012.[6] In May 2012, the Secretary of State of Quintana Roo reversed the annulments and allowed for future same-sex marriages to be performed in the state.[7]