Okay first off, I’m straight. I was born in 1979. I’m American.
Today I was looking at/reading/watching some things about Pride and the movement, I just want to say, we’ve come SO far, even in my lifetime.
I remember the aids crisis and how people were treated.
I remember when couples sued in Hawaii for same-sex marriage in 1991.
I remember when DOMA was passed.
I graduated high school in 1997. There were NO out people in my entire school.
I remember a friend when I was in Navy being surprised I knew he was gay and being worried that other people knew. I assured him nobody cared, but of course this was 1998 and he still could have got kicked out for it. (Because of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell)
We’ve still got a long ways to go, but I’m glad for how far we’ve come. Two folks I knew in high school that have since come out of the closet are happily married and I’m so glad for them. Marriage equality is spreading. I think more and more young people just don’t care about anyone’s orientation and treat everyone the same.
I’m very glad that I’ve lived through this time and look forward to seeing what else comes our way.
When I posted this I didn’t realize marriage equality was less then a week away.
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This little Harkstiel marriage ficlet popped in my head as I was falling asleep last night:
Jack held Castiel’s hand as they listened to the judge. Jack had been to plenty of weddings, participated in a few too. But this was different. They both knew that ‘till death do us part’ had a whole ‘nother meaning in their lives. Jack knew this wasn’t another mortal that he would love and lose. Their lives might take them far from one another but for this moment, in this place, they were joined.
They hadn’t planned on the day going this way. They were in the States, working on a case, when the decision came down. Jack had been glad for the changes over the past years; it made his male partners less wary, less fearful of the consequences.
Their work had taken them into downtown and suddenly they found themselves in the middle of a celebration. Jack had been grinning since he heard. Castiel had observed, both the others and Jack and finally pulled him aside.
“You and I have a different view of eternity,” he’d said. “But I do believe you would like to make a commitment. We already have, in a way, but would you like to make it here?”
“If you’re asking me to marry you,” smiled Jack. “Then yes.” He leaned in to kiss him, glad that no one would look twice at them here.
Castiel met his gaze as they broke apart, then took his hand and led him into the courthouse.
It had been easy enough for them to forge their way into a marriage license. They got in line with the other couples and Jack struck up a conversation with the two ladies in front of them. They’d been together almost ten years and were raising an adorable little boy that clung to one of his mom’s legs in the crowd.
Which led them at last to here, standing in front of a judge, making their vows. The people behind them clapped as they kissed and they barely dodged the photographer on the way out. Jack wrapped an arm around Castiel’s waist and kissed him again. “I promise I will love, honor and cherish you,” he said quietly. “From here to the far corners of the universe, in whatever stolen moments we might share.”
“And I will do the same,” said Castiel, weaving his fingers into Jack’s. “Love, honor and cherish the man you are, wherever we might be.“
