Could our gay and lesbian friends get hitched in Virginia in 21 days? We cats can't wait to hear, because a federal appeals court has just declared unconstitutional the Marshall-Newman amendment — Virginia's same-sex marriage ban.
Our guess is that the diehard opponents of marriage equality — including our silly delegate to Richmond — will whine all the way to the Supreme Court. But still, it's another bright spot on an already fun day (jury selection is underway in "Transvaginal Bob" McDonnell's corruption trial even as we meow).
We'll keep our ears pricked for further developments. But meanwhile, we never fail to laugh at how the haters keep citing ancient polls and elections to support their bans. Virginians voted against marriage equality eight years ago. Today, the people have completely flipped on the issue — something that "the Family Foundation of Virginia" never mentions.
Here's a question for you: If we discover that at some point a majority of Americans were against the Revolution, should we hand ourselves back to Britain? We cats PURR.
(PHOTO: Virginia marriage ban plaintiffs Tony London and Timothy Bostic, by Daniel Sangjib Min, Richmond Times-Dispatch)
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