Okay, it's not as good as actual marriage, but it's a step in the right direction. Civil unions now are legal in Illinois.
We cats are particularly pleased about this since we hail from that part of the country. But our feelings are tempered by the knowledge that the U.S. still has a long, long way to go on marriage equality. We sadly remember how shocked a Canadian friend was to discover that gay marriage is not allowed in every American state. She had assumed that the land of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness would be... well, more favorably inclined toward life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Silly her!
But — hey. Let's pop a cork and celebrate anyway. The state whose slogan honors a President with a decidedly dismal traditional marriage has made a lot of gay couples happy this week. Mazel tov, ya'll.
(PHOTO: The Chicago Tribune. By the way, Colonel McCormick must be spinning in his grave. Which makes us cats PURR.)
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I saw this news on all top rated gay sites and I'm sure the number of gay marriages will be very big because the same thing happened in New York and I heard about couples getting married at 12.01:)
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