I sense that my posts this week will be about love, straight or gay. So happy about the news in NY for Gay Marriage!
Boethius was a Roman philosopher in the early 6th century. He wrote Consolation of Philosophy, a philosophical treatise on fortune, death, and other issues. It became one of the most popular and influential works of the Middle Ages.
"Who would give a law to lovers? Love is unto itself a higher law."
Let me first say that I'm so thrilled that New York State has finally legalized gay marriage. It's about f'ing time! It's still so sad to me that the rest of the country hasn't caught on, or the rest of the world for that matter. To me, denying rights to people based on sexual orientation is NO worse than denying rights based on sex, color or religion. And we can all agree that to deny rights for any of those reasons is unheard of. It's amazing to me that gay rights are somehow not included in that list to some people.
However, the fact that marriage, which SHOULD be about love, has anything to do with law is so ridiculous to me. To legalize somebody's right to love . . .seems, well, stupid. To put it lightly. Granted, many marriages go without much love. And many great loves never become a marriage. But the one ideally goes with the other.
Problem is, it's too late now to separate them. When getting married became something that was noted in town logs, tax books or even bibles, and paying for a marriage license became part of the routine, it became a law. Not just a partnership about love and support.
But what Boethius says is still true. Some states may still be able to deny marriage, but they can't deny love, gay or straight or anything else. And hopefully, if this recent development is any indication, love will triumph over close-minded, bigoted laws that deny it - in any of its many forms.
In the meantime, I HEART NEW YORK!
