I am still very happy Obama has won. It's a great step forward but what is truly needed is a leap. It's promising that Obama even mentioned gay people in his speech but from what I understand, government, no matter who well the intentions, can't change state legislation.

I think civil partnership will be the only way to go in the states now. There is too much stigma with the word "marriage" and if straight people want it so bad - let them keep it and they can keep their high divorce rates and cheap shotgun weddings.


However, it really sucks that they can't see what they are doing with such propositions and the lives they ruinn with it. In saying this though, if there is going to be a civil partnership in America, I do hope they do what they have done here and make the rights and laws of married people and civil partners are exactly the same. Give the church weddings to the straights - let me them waste their money and have the precious marriage - just give us the fucking rights! :-)