Saturday, June 25, 2011

NY Marriage Equality


It will be 5 years tomorrow since Office Knight educated us on the origins of Stonewall in this blog
Today NY finally passed gay marriage (and stopped embarrassing all of us). Apparently some annoying folks were worried about the "unintended consequences" of redefining the legal parameters of marriage. Uh, like what? Our grandparents might get pissed? Bloomberg's republican pals will get jealous that he risked alienating some farmers in Buffalo and now gives Lady Gaga a run for her money? David Barton Gym on 23rd street will be routinely closed for private events for the next year and Chelsea won't be as sexy? Window treatment sales will sky rocket? Bravo will fall apart cause everyone will be on their honeymoon?
I mean if we took a lifetime to explore the unintended consequences of the internet we'd still be dicking around with microfiche, ordering take out by phone, and complaining about our shotty discmans. Not a world I'd like to live in. And if I must speak the language that every one understands, don't you think legalizing gay marriage might have a positive impact on the economy? And I'm not just talking window treatments.