My Name is Tray-Ho

So the New York Senate voted to not pass the Same-Sex Marriage Bill, major FAIL, however Senator Salvino of Staten Island gave a passionate speech before her vote. She has touched on so many important aspects of how important it is to stand up for civil rights, how this only strengthens what marriage is in our society. She is completely on point about how we, our culture and society, have already destroyed the meaning of marriage - shoes like 'the Bachelor/Bachelorette', 'the Littlest Groom', a dedicated cable wedding channel. Little girls are taught to dream about their big wedding day, preparing the dress, the reception, the invitations etc. etc. without thinking about what it actually means to be IN a marriage. Who are we, as hetero-sexual couples, who have the PRIVILEGE to get married to DENY a basic civil right and to judge a committed and stable relationship?

Although this happened in New York State (and California) and is a huge debate in the United States, and Same-Sex Marriage is currently LEGAL in Canada -it is still a threat. IF there ever were to be a Conservative Majority in this country, there WILL be a discussion about the legality of Same-Sex Marriage. Let us all remember that and make sure that what is happening in the States DOES NOT happen in Canada.