"Joy and pleasure are as real as pain and sorrow and one must learn what they have to teach. . . ." -- Sean Russell, from Gatherer of Clouds

"If you're not having fun, you're not doing it right." -- Helyn D. Goldenberg

"I love you and I'm not afraid." -- Evanescence, "My Last Breath"

“If I hear ‘not allowed’ much oftener,” said Sam, “I’m going to get angry.” -- J.R.R. Tolkien, from Lord of the Rings

Saturday, October 27, 2007

Allies

Andrew Sullivan acknowledges Jon Stewart's advocacy of equal rights for gays, which started me thinking: at EA Forums, I periodically come up short when one of our regulars has, for example, problems with Obama's position on SSM -- this straight woman with kids doesn't think he goes far enough and demands that we be treated equally. (The "she" in question is an amalgam that includes straight women with kids, without kids, straight men ditto, real conservatives, liberals, and everything in between.)

Hearts and minds, people. Hearts and minds.

Bless 'em.

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