The Illinois House passed civil unions in the House! It's now making its way to the Senate.

I would like to personally thank Rep. William Black, R-Danville, who said "I'd rather be right than consistent."

Read more here

The next step is equal marriage.

Here's hoping!

Ashley

Here's a graph showing a history of polls taken about same sex marriage. It shows what percentage of people were for and against same sex marriage in specific years starting in 1988. It brings the "warm fuzzies" to my heart to see that more people are becoming in favor of same sex marriage to the point that one poll has shown that majority of people are in favor.


This graph came from this website which has more information on the details.

Enjoy!

Ashley

Only a few states and the District of Columbia allow same-sex marriage. So what happens when a same-sex couple moves to a state that doesn't recognize their marriage? There may be complications if they decide to get divorced. I'm sure this isn't something any couple wants to be thinking about when they get married, but homosexual partners may find themselves trapped if they are not given the same rights to end marriages as heterosexual couples. Here's a CNN article that talks about this hurdle that I hadn't even thought about yet.

~Mandy