My Country Has Changed

[neadods]

I didn't think today was particularly history. No, that was 4 years ago, made in the cold when Obama said "I so swear."

I didn't think today was history.

I thought wrong.

I never, never in my life, not even in the most progressive of administrations, thought I would hear the President of the United States stand on the Capitol steps and specifically, directly shout out to women's rights and pledge his allegiance to gay rights as equal civil rights.

"From Seneca Falls to Selma to Stonewall."

I got chills. And now I'm starting to cry. OMG, I never thought I'd see this day. I never, ever thought I would see this day.

There will be outrage. There will be pushback. There will be stalls and punitive laws and a thousand thousand ways of trying to roll back the clock. But nothing, NOTHING will wipe out this moment, nothing. It's part of our history now, a President, standing on the Capitol steps, citing Seneca Falls and Selma and Stonewall in the same breath.

Comments

[tchwrtr.livejournal.com]

I was brought to tears. It was a lovely bit of rhetoric, and one I hope we can all stand behind.

...but you'll have to get in line behind me. :-)

[neadods.livejournal.com]

As I was saying to someone on Facebook, there's your hope and change. RIGHT THERE.