But that doesn’t mean it was always an easy road to travel.

According to a post on CLICKCLICKEXPOSE:

On January 14th, 2001, the two couples were escorted by police to Riverdale’s Metropolitan Community Church in Toronto, Ontario for their joint ceremony. It was a day of mixed emotions for the two couples and their families, a day of celebration and happiness became also one of fear.

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But Elton John is speaking out about just how tired he is of it.

According to a post on Statesmen.com, Elton said:

“In this country, we need more dialogue,” he said Friday. “We don’t need any more stone throwing. We don’t need any more vitriol. We need people to say, ‘OK. I’m straight. You’re gay. Let’s get along. … Let’s work together.’ I’m sick and tired of people being hateful to each other in this country.”

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Well, it may be a slow progression, but it does look as though another ally of the LGBT community has committed to wait until equality prevails to exchange vows.

According to a post on Entertainment Today:

Jason Mraz and Tristan Prettyman got engaged in December. But the singer says the couple likely won’t walk down the aisle any time soon.

The singer told attendees at the Concert to Benefit the American Foundation for Equal Rights this week that he’s waiting until marriage is legal for all sexual orientations before he takes the vows.

Thank you Jason!

Then I remember hoping that would catch on and more people would follow suite.

Well, it looks like another LGBT ally has decided to hold off on exchanging vows until marriage equality is the law of the land.

According to a post on Entertainment Today:

Jason Mraz and Tristan Prettyman got engaged in December. But the singer says the couple likely won’t walk down the aisle any time soon.

The singer told attendees at the Concert to Benefit the American Foundation for Equal Rights this week that he’s waiting until marriage is legal for all sexual orientations before he takes the vows.

Read what the recording artist had to say at: Entertainment Today!

A majority of senators on a key committee in Maryland now favor legalizing same-sex marriage, making it increasingly likely that the state will join five others and the District in allowing such unions.

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Trip for two to Los Angles to see Elton John perform a benefit concert for the American Foundation for Equal Rights. Prize includes round-trip airfare for two to Los Angeles and two nights in a hotel. The American Foundation for Equal Rights is the sole sponsor of the federal court challenge to California’s Prop. 8 and is working to achieve equality for every American.

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According to a post on Queer Families:

Nationally, the picture for progress to LGBT equality which emerged on election night was gloomy. At state and local level, there were some bright spots. Maryland was one of them.

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In a mass email sent by NOM’s leader, Brian Brown:

All I can say is: Amazing. Last night NOM helped win stunning and unprecedented victories for marriage. And we know it was because of your support.

As you have heard by now, for the first time in the entire history of judicial retention elections in Iowa, the Supreme Court justices were defeated. And not just one, but ALL THREE judges up for retention who forced same-sex marriage on the state were resoundingly defeated by roughly 54 percent. Amazing.

Just goes to show what money can to. It bought Rick Scott the gubernatorial race in Florida and it bought NOM a “victory” against “activist” judges in Iowa.

Meanwhile, us hardworking, tax-paying LGBT Americans remain “less than”.

This is unacceptable and NOM must be stopped! The worst part of this is yet to come as NOM and its supporters are convinced they now have judges running scared and that supporting equality will NOT be something they’ll be willing to do in the future for fear of what NOM will do to them.  NOM’s next  move is certainly to support a constitutional ban on same-sex marriage in the state taking that right away from Iowans much as they did in California with Prop 8.

According to a post on the NY Times:

The outcome of the election was heralded both as a statewide repudiation of same-sex marriage and as a national demonstration that conservatives who have long complained about “legislators in robes” are able to effectively target and remove judges who issue unpopular decisions.

Leaders of the recall campaign said the results should be a warning to judges elsewhere.

A warning elsewhere! We can NOT underestimate the power of hate!

What are you going to do?

Well, there’s a storm alright, but it’s not equality…it’s NOM and their millions of dollars…

According to a post on Bilerico:

Terry Branstad overtook pro-equality Chuck Culver for Governor. During the Iowa gubernatorial debates Terry Branstad made it very clear he thinks Iowans should vote on marriage equality.

Republicans in the legislature will have to pass a constitutional amendment two years in a row before Iowa’s voters will have a chance to take away equality or do what’s right and solidify equality for years to come.

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Now the BIG question is, what are we going to do about it?

Find out more at: Fight Back NY!