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On break from thesis (almostalmostalmost done) browsed by a Shakesville post about all that gay marryin' in Iowa.
I am still not over the tremendous amounts of YES that began in Iowa. Now, I'm not normally very physically-emotionally responsive to stuff on the interwebs when I'm alone -- I rarely laugh out loud, or even chuckle, and basically never cry. Also, I'm not really a fan of marriage for myself, so the very idea of it is not an instant tearjerker for me or anything.
But. Well.
I started looking through this gallery of photos -- same-sex couples waiting to get their licenses, getting married, hugging, celebrating, more waiting from the Des Moines Register and I just
I cried, guys.
Go look. I love this gallery for being full of real people, not "ideal", "correct" images of gay couples -- old, young, tall, short, parents, non-parents, friends, ministers, and just. Loads of yes. Also represented: protesters, bureaucrats, civil and religious ceremonies (bonus woman pastor), news crews, casual photography, babies, children, parents, small failures (several photos featured a couple, blurbs repeatedly stating they couldn't get exempted from the 3-day wait).
Interesting note: all the same-sex couples are shown in group pictures, sometimes just with their partners, but almost always with at least one supportive person also present (friends, family, witnesses, religious and civil officials, random well-wishers). The protesters, meanwhile, are always alone in their pictures -- I wonder how many of them there really were, and whether they clustered much -- how much of that alone-ness is set up? intentional? subconscious? I have to get back to thesising now and cant' check, sigh.
I am still not over the tremendous amounts of YES that began in Iowa. Now, I'm not normally very physically-emotionally responsive to stuff on the interwebs when I'm alone -- I rarely laugh out loud, or even chuckle, and basically never cry. Also, I'm not really a fan of marriage for myself, so the very idea of it is not an instant tearjerker for me or anything.
But. Well.
I started looking through this gallery of photos -- same-sex couples waiting to get their licenses, getting married, hugging, celebrating, more waiting from the Des Moines Register and I just
I cried, guys.
Go look. I love this gallery for being full of real people, not "ideal", "correct" images of gay couples -- old, young, tall, short, parents, non-parents, friends, ministers, and just. Loads of yes. Also represented: protesters, bureaucrats, civil and religious ceremonies (bonus woman pastor), news crews, casual photography, babies, children, parents, small failures (several photos featured a couple, blurbs repeatedly stating they couldn't get exempted from the 3-day wait).
Interesting note: all the same-sex couples are shown in group pictures, sometimes just with their partners, but almost always with at least one supportive person also present (friends, family, witnesses, religious and civil officials, random well-wishers). The protesters, meanwhile, are always alone in their pictures -- I wonder how many of them there really were, and whether they clustered much -- how much of that alone-ness is set up? intentional? subconscious? I have to get back to thesising now and cant' check, sigh.
