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Today was the first day to get marriage licenses for gay people in Washington State.

They can get married December 9.

This couple is Dan Savage, the long time sex advice columnist, political activist and founder with his partner Terry Miller of the It Gets Better campaign.

Historic.

We are still waiting for the Supremes to speak on the gay marriage issues before them.

If they refuse to hear the Prop 8 case from California, we will have gay marriage back in this state.

The other issues before them are not as cut and dried.

Actually, nothing is. We have been on the edge for many years but still, the rapid advance of gay rights legislation, a virtual avalanche, and the continued public approval for gay rights is an irresistible wave. It will take some time but we will be there.

If not now, later.

And not that much later either.

We, John and Earl, incidentally, are still married. Part of 28,000 gay couples in this state who made it through the gate in time.

Actually, in Washington it was 200 couples waiting in line for first dibs. Not something that should be too fearful to the homophobic.

Years ago Terry and I paid lawyers thousands of $$$ to secure some of those rights: living wills, powers of attorney.

Now they're available to all - you don't need thousands of $$$. Just $64. That's why marriage equality is a social justice issue.

Same with us. We have all the paper. Living wills, Trusts, all that. Also papers as Certified Domestic Partners.

We had the whole thing covered. Now. Simple. I forget what the fee for the license was and we had a cake only wedding for a hundred people. On the cheap, all of it.

No couple should have to go through all that just to get what straight couples already have.

Labels: gay marriage, gay rights