While their coverage of (and support for) the war in Iraq leave somethign to be desired, I have to give credit where credit is due. When it comes to gay marriage, the Washington Post gets it, as shown in today’s editorial on the nullification of San Francisco’s same sex marriages by California’s Supreme Court.
But the importance of same-sex marriages in San Francisco was never chiefly legal, which is why gay-marriage foes are mistaken when they claim a great victory. The event’s importance lay in its graphic illustration of what this debate is all about. Mr. Newsom’s order revealed the existence of a large group of people in committed relationships who want to formalize their bonds with the same official recognition that states offer heterosexual couples. The issue is not, as some gay-marriage opponents characterize it, an ideological pursuit in behalf of a nefarious “homosexual agenda.” It reflects the desire of couples to partake of society’s blessing for the lives they have built for themselves. Their requests are not going away.
They’re right. It’s not going away.
So totally correct!