with those two words, ny says a lot.
i've always lived, worked and attended schools where i was in the majority. being white...being jewish...being straight. i don't know what it's like to be in a minority, but that has never stopped me from empathizing with those who are. and going one step further, it's never stopped me from supporting those who are.
i'm guessing that's why i was overwhelmed with emotions this morning during a news story on the first same sex marriage in ny today. how special to see couples who have been together for 4 years or 14 years on the day their relationship is honored and made legal. i realize it's an important day in ny, but i cannot help thinking it's 2011 and what took us so long. it seems incomprehensible to me that an entire group of people in the united states of america cannot get married simply because of who they love.
it's as incomprehensible to me as not letting women vote or blacks own land or jews live - and unfortunately the list goes on. so, do you need to feel for the persecuted only if you're part of the group being persecuted? and do you need to stand up for equality for all when it's just about your group?
do you feel inspired to do something for another group? i do.
