Diane Savino Wins the Internet!
If you've been within fifteen Sean-Hannity-heads distance (roughly six feet) of a computer screen these past couple days, then you've almost certainly seen two things: Jazz Hands Kitty and Diane Savino making the case for legalizing gay marriage before the New York State Senate.
Wow, do people all of a sudden love Sen. Diane Savino! She's practically broken the Internet with how much people love her! She's like an anti-Maggie Gallagher, anti-Carrie Prejean and my Aunt Tina Scarduzzio all rolled up into one.
So, obviously, people have a lot of questions about the distinguished state senator today. Mostly about margaritas and show tunes. You know, important politics stuff. Luckily, New York Magazine is on the case!
Who's your best gay friend?
[Openly gay N.Y. assemblyman] Matt Titone! We've been friends about five years. And he has a partner, Josh, and they have a wonderful relationship, together fourteen or fifteen years now. And they are married in every sense of the word but the legal one.Did anyone in the Senate cry out of disappointment?
Many people did. Tom Duane, of course. Matt. I saw [Christine Quinn] the speaker of the New York City Council shed a few tears. [This was rejected by] the New York State Senate, a place where some incredibly progressive laws have been passed.Do you go out and drink margaritas and do karaoke with your gay friends?
We have dinner together.Do you sing show tunes together around the piano?
No. Well, actually Matt and I, every year in the legislature, they have this Legislative Idol, and members sign up to sing some dopey song, so Matt and I perform. The first year, with the rest of the Staten Island delegation, we dressed up as the Partridge Family and sang "I Think I Love You," and it was really quite embarrassing. Then next time, Matt and I dressed up as Sonny and Cher and we did "I Got You Babe."
That's all well and good, but where does she stand on toy poddles and Mommie Dearest? These are the issues on which I vote, damnit!
(via Klausnerama)
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I started to throw my 2 cents in about how France makes a distinction between a marriage between a man and a woman, and a pact between gay couples. I was going to say something about separation between church and state in the US, which is probably why the law can't decide on a church issue. In France, all couples are married by a civil servant. Before doing that, nobody has the right to perform the religious ceremony of marriage. I was going to say if ultimately what gays want is the right to share healthcare, inheritance, taxes, or whatever, they should fight for a law for the right to do whatever they want with their lives, and just leave religion out of the discussion. And then I was going to make a comparison to abortion laws, and how the church can't meddle with that law. And then I saw the next article. At that point, I said never mind. I'll just keep my virtual 2 cents in my virtual pocket.
