TIME Magazine has made a splash with their split magazine covers this week, tapping into the incredible amount of attention the Proposition 8 and DOMA marriage equality cases garnered when they were argued before the US Supreme Court.
TIME Managing Editor Rick Stengel writes, “Whatever the Supreme Court decides, it seems clear that the majority of Americans feel marriage is a civil right and that denying that right to people because of their sexual orientation is a violation of equal protection under the law…. We had a long debate in our offices about this week’s cover images of two same-sex couples. Some thought they were sensationalist and too in-your-face. Others felt the images were beautiful and symbolized the love that is at the heart of the idea of marriage. I agree with the latter, and I hope you do too.”
Oh how quickly the tides have turned here in the US. However, public opinion is one thing and having legal recognition is quite another. Hopefully public opinion will bring an end to that inequality but until then we mustn’t relent or take for granted where GLBT couples stand; separate and not equal.
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