thank you

another reason that alyson is one of the coolest straight girls i know...

from her blog, full o' the moxie:

"...except there is this whole added baggage of our country not allowing everyone to marry, if they so choose. so, to me, it makes that whole love-connection-family-marriage thing seem a little dirty. or not exactly what i want people to think of when they think of my decision to marry and create this family with max. because i am very happy that max is my family now. but, by entering into this sacred institution in this day and age, it makes me feel like i am just a part of the problem. so now that i wear a ring, it makes it all the more real. people ask about my husband. max no longer has name. is that the same for me when he talks to his friends? how is the wife? ack.

...but then, i wanted him to promise to be by my side forever, because without him my world would be in black and white. what a weird selfish thing marriage is. i am just glad he felt the same way. i just have to remember not to rest until everyone, regardless of what it is called, can choose to live in technicolor."