The other day, I was coming home on the subway, and I was seated across from two couples. One was a lesbian couple, and the other was an interracial couple (white woman, very black man [kenyan?]). Both were very affectionate and clearly comfortable being so in public. It's strange to think that both types of couples have been attacked as "unnatural" for similar reasons:

In the century leading up to that historic ruling, which was triggered by the Lovings' challenge of their Virginia conviction, the arguments against interracial marriage foreshadowed those used by opponents of gay marriage: God objects. Children will suffer. The majority will be tarnished. (Virginia’s law banning whites from marrying nonwhites was introduced in 1924 as "A bill to preserve the integrity of the white race," a title not unlike that of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act.) A state may refuse to recognize any marriage that offends it. Most states and most people are offended by such unions. And the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of "equal protection" doesn’t apply to them. (Partners)

I'm not worried about whether or not the same-sex bill will be passed, because I see that in this section of Canadian society, same-sex couples can travel on the subway without harassment, just like interracial couples can. I figure if about a quarter of the country's population lives here, it's likely that most people in Canada are already used to accepting gay couples and aren't going to reneg on it.

In other news, Hunter S. Thompson killed himself. What a stupid day.