Oh, Canada!

The news from Up North is good, though it's sad to see the United States being left in the dust regarding human rights.  From 365Gay.com:

(Halifax, Nova Scotia) In what may be Canada's highest profile gay wedding of the year two Mounties will wed next month in Nova Scotia.

It is the first same-sex marriage within the RCMP. and the couple will wear the distinctive scarlet dress uniforms the force is known for worldwide the Chronicle Herald newspaper reports.

Const. Jason Tree, 27, and Const. David Connors, 28, met while in high school. They've been a couple since their university days eight years ago.

In an interview with the Chronicle Herald Tee said they have never experienced a problem on the force.  They are so well liked members of the force, also in their dress tunics, will form an honor guard at the wedding.

"This is a first for us," RCMP spokesperson Sgt. Skidmore told the paper. "Certainly, the RCMP welcomes a workforce that is representative of Canadian society, and that is the case here."

Sigh.  How simply....civilized.

Meanwhile, hear in Georgia, U.S.A., the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports:

Democrats and Republicans put up a united election-year front against gay marriage Wednesday on the heels of a Fulton County judge's decision to strike down Georgia's 2004 constitutional amendment.

Leaders of both parties backed Gov. Sonny Perdue's appeal of the ruling to the Georgia Supreme Court, and supported his call for a special session to create a new amendment banning gay marriage if the court doesn't rule their way.

Iraq.  Government incompetence and lies.  Illegal wiretapping.  Tax cuts for the rich; no increase in minimum wage in 10 years.  Crummy, but very expensive, health care.  Gay-baiting right wing politicians, some of whom want to criminalize not just abortion, but contraception. 

If you're an American, you're probably embarrassed.  I know I am.  And I hope to God you're registered to vote.

Comments

[Steve Landis]

We'd love to send a wedding card to Mounties Jason Tree and David Connors but I am having a difficult time coming up with an address. Can you assist or is there a gift registry? Thanks!

Steve