[tessie]

I am happy about living in NY. I have been here for almost 9 years now . In my home state WV, I doubt gay marriage will ever be legal. Its a wonderful thing to not be a second class citizen . It really made me think about rights,yesterday when I heard. It took all of these years ,of being an American to finally be equal. Its pretty staggering if you think about it . Only 6 states are equal , I wonder how many more years before any others are even close. I am very thankful for all the people who fought for these rights , they are the real heros.

My partner and I have discussed marriage several times ,over the past 9 years. It always came down to us wanting to wait until we could, right here in our state. So now we are discussing the whens and wheres etc. Just to think before the end of the year , I will be married . It kinda blows my mind