White House lit in rainbow colors tonight

Awww... that's nice.

Clarity! I AM chasing rainbows.

I'm drunk and it's a great day to feel like an American today. Obviously, it'll change once the next mass shooting or racially motivated murders occur but it feels nice today.

Fox talking heads are exploding I'm sure. Cover the chirrens eyes!

It is so beautiful. It really took my breath away. Can you imagine 30 years ago when Reagan was prez and the AIDS pandemic was in full force that one day the White House would be decked out in gay pride?? Was it EVEN imaginable?

I feel good

agree R5

What a remarkable sight

Me too R6. I haven't been this genuinely happy and optimistic for perhaps 25 years. I know it won't last forever, but it's great to feel so good about life and our country once again. I'm getting up there in years, so this is a real gift, and I am going to enjoy every minute of it.

The Obamas rock! Love it.

Best President Ever.

That is the most magnificent photograph of the White House, ever.

Kinda tacky really. Juvenile actually.

Conservative heads exploding makes it magnificent. It's actually nice to see the white house umm not white.

Also, I eat shit.

That's your lot in life r14. Class isn't a word you hear often is it?

Um, wow.

I admit to Republican sensibilities, but that is a sight I never dreamed I would see in my lifetime.

It's past time for you to look at Republican reactions and words and rhetoric, and dump your Republican sensibilities.

Cannot believe it's real. I never thought I'd live to see this. I am so proud of us.

R8, you made me smile.

R12, go fuck yourself. You have no business here.

The mainstreaming of homosexuality seems odd, no?

Ha!

I will bookmark this for the next 3,000 posters who will sternly inform us that "there is NO DIFFERENCE between Obama and Bush! BOTH parties are exactly alike! You're al drinking the Kool Aid, and I honestly can't see myself voting for Hillary!"

Yes, I will show them this photo, thanks for posting it!

Lovely. Wonderful. I never thought I'd see it, even 10 years ago.

And R8 for World Emperor!

Don't kill me for pointing this out, but the next time some of you go on a rant about straight people: the justices who made this decision are straight. So, they're not all so bad.

Absolutely ridiculous. The fact that gay marriage and trans issues have become more important in this country than the economy, illegal immigration, ending the senseless wars, poverty and the 18 trillion dollar deficit is disgusting. There won't be any rights for gay people if the country falls apart.

Thanks for everything straight person @R23! This is all about you!

Go such on a lemon, R24. Sheesh.

Obvs, I mean Go SUCK on a lemon. You sour old thang.

GOD will SMITE them for this!

Wash the sand out of your cooze and lighten up R24.

[quote] angry lesbian

Angry = Lesbian.

The words are synonymous.

You people have been bashing Obama since he beat Hillary fair and square.

I hope you now see why we supported him in the first place, and just get over yourselves.

Just beautiful. Amazing.

We win marriage equality and yet some gay guy on DL is referring to a lesbian as "you people" and bashing them en masse, on a thread celebrating our win.

What the fuck is wrong with you, R30?

Because, R32, there are still those remnants of PUMA (Party Unity My Ass) holdovers from 2008 who STILL cannot get over Obama beating Hillary.

They CONTINUE to bash him to this day, and those are the "you people" I'm referring to.

I agree that this should be a day when we ALL should celebrate and be joyful, and yet read through the thread and see who exactly is still bashing Obama, despite his support for marriage equality.

There is only one self-identified, "angry lesbian," and that's who I have an issue with.

I say get the fuck over it.

I don't care about Obama or Hilary R33. In 2016 I'm voting for Trump. There are much more important issues than gay marriage.

Hey r24 now that we've (hopefully) resolved the ACA and gay marriage issues, we can move on from those distractions (which are largely distractions because they're convenient for the GOP to use), and deal with some of those other things.

The economy: not doing horribly, certainly much better than it was when Bush left office, and it infuriates the GOP that the economy is doing well under Obama.

Illegal immigration: the GOP has been so obstructionist that they wouldn't even debate it under Bush, who wanted to find a solution. It's such a perfect distraction issue for the GOP, and now that they need those even more to keep their base inflamed, there's no way that any of the candidates would suggest even a mild solution.

Senseless wars: Kristol, Bolton and the Cheneys are lurking in the background, waiting to co-opt the foreign policy personnel of the next GOP administration. They are drooling at the chance to start a senseless war with Iran.

Poverty: The GOP is the tool of the oligarchy, whose primary mission is to suck dry the financial resource of the poor and middle class.

Deficit: This is an issue when the GOP wants it to be, and then otherwise they shrug and claim it's irrelevant.

too bad Reagan and Jerry Fallwell can't see it

R33 Angry lesbian is clearly a parody post. Asshat

[quote]There is only one self-identified, "angry lesbian," and that's who I have an issue with.

"You people" says otherwise. PUMAs are long gone, and nothing they say or do means anything. And you can't possibly believe that someone who posts on DL as "angry lesbian" is for real, can you? Even if they really are an angry lesbian, their anonymous opinion on DL doesn't matter in the least.

It really sounds like you jumped into a celebratory thread and took the first weak excuse you could find to bash all lesbians, and are now trying to backpedal by saying they deserve it.

[quote]the justices who made this decision are straight.

I wouldn't be so sure about that if I were you. At least not all of them.

Twelve landmarks across the US were lit up in rainbow colors last night, everything from Niagara Falls to a bridge in Little Rock, yes Little Rock Arkansas. See the picture at the link below.

Slight hijack, sorry, but the PUMAs were largely liberal feminist older women, right?

My mom has spoken with three separate women in that category, none of whom know each other, who are Sanders supporters, saying of Hillary: "Of course she's better than any Republican" with little or no enthusiasm as the most positive thing they have to say.

Great link, R40. I teared up at the St Louis picture. I've got family in the area and trust me, I never thought I'd see this happen, not in my lifetime.

Agree, R13. Who says Democrats won't turn the knife?

No matter how many hatpins you sourballs stab into our balloons, this is one of those rare times when we'll use even your hot air to celebrate buoyantly in joyous precedent.

R15, I think you mistake class for being a tight-assed (not in a good way) curmudgeon. Loosen the hell up. The Empire State Building did it, too. You're like a long-suffering sports fan who has become so accustomed to losing that when you win, you can't really enjoy victory and even something as lighthearted as this has you dissecting it rather than just letting it go.

Loved it!!!

[quote] the justices who made this decision are straight. So, they're not all so bad.

And 3 of the 5 -- get the smellin' salts, boy -- W O M E N

It's so very important that all of us VOTE in 2016! If we can get 8 more years of a Democrat in the White House, who will probably appoint up to 3 new Supreme Court justices during her term, we can change America for decades to come. We can have the country we've always dreamed of.

R15, take a long, hard look in the mirror. Seek help. If it's your thing, speak to your pastor. Just do something to reflect upon your self hatred and victimhood. You'll be happier for it. Maybe you'll even get over it.

Gay marriage is a stepping stone to Trans marriage and other sinister plans. So sad the gay community hasn't figured this out yet.

I say this as a long time "friend" of gay people who have always seen gay people as people first -- like I see everyone else. Your issues have been hijacked and are being used as a distraction. Just like a lot of things you see on tv. And the fact that all you see right now is gay couples kissing on the news is off putting to many. There will be a backlash for sure.

President Obama has mad swag. Cancel that order of Lame Duck please.

FF R50.

FF R51.

r50, let me play Devil's Advocate here. So what? If trans people marry, great. Even if you believe homosexuality is a mental illness, why can't mentally ill people marry? Narcissists marry all of the time. Manic depressives do, too. What is it to you? Citizens of the US deserve certain fundamental rights. If you're human, that's the criterion.

Yeah, so what if trans people marry? It's not hurting me.

Par-TAY, bitches!

Does anyone know if it will be lit up tonight? Planning on going out there.

Lesbian feminist Masha Gessen said in 2012: "It's a no-brainer that gays and lesbians should be allowed to marry. I also think equally it's a no-brainer that the institution of marriage should not exist. Fighting for gay marriage generally involves lying about what we're going to do with marriage once we get there."

What is so good about marriage?

Actually trans people can marry. Their issue used to be how they were listed on the marriage certificate, male of female. Now it doesn't matter.

Come a long way in 50 years:

[quote]Twelve landmarks across the US were lit up in rainbow colors last night, everything from Niagara Falls to a bridge in Little Rock, yes Little Rock Arkansas. See the picture at the link below.

It was the illumination of Cinderella Castle that really done me in.

It's one thing to see it from New York or San Francisco. We'd expect that.

But then, you have someone as wholesome and all-American as Disney...

There's this sort of commoditization of Pride that I don't always like, but I remember watching all the bans go into effect, I never thought we'd be at a place where companies would think that being associated with it is a good thing.

It's just...it got better.

while angry lesbian certainly sounds angry, she sounds insane quite a deal more.

R59, you mean besides the love, commitment, sharing and building a life, and growing old together, along with all of the approximately 1000 benefits bestowed upon married people? Oh, nothing, I guess.

Thanks, R51, I'll stay out of the closet. But, pray tell, what of our issues have been hijacked, and by whom? If its marriage you're talking about, who exactly hijacked the issue? I guess you could say Vice President Biden did when he gently nudged Obama to get on the equality bandwagon, but that got both him and Obama so far... oh wait, no, all it did was bring on more criticism from the right. Same for Hillary. So, who again hijacked marriage equality? What did it get them?

Niagara Falls Pride

The Saint Anthony Falls bridge in Minneapolis at night during Gay Pride. The bridge lights are all blue when there are no special occasions.

It's great. Unfortunately, so many of the white gays will STILL bitch and complain about Obama even though he's done more for gay rights than any other president.

[quote] I haven't been this genuinely happy and optimistic for perhaps 25 years.

Jesus Christ, you sound almost as sad as R12.

It would've been a grander sight had the whole of Capitol Hill been awash in rainbow lights (the Capitol Bldg, Supreme Court, Library of Congress, etc.), like they do in SF Civic Center during gay pride. But this is nice.

Suck it Christo-Fundy Republicans, and Haters!

THIS is your worst nightmare! Your own party will out-stupid itself and split apart during the upcoming primaries. Huckabee and the other Jesusland types might really go third party or encourage people to stay home, and then you're right back to the day after Mittens lost in 2012, but still not listening!

I LOVE it!

It's not just the White House. Pretty much every major corporation brought out their Rainbow Colored logos and "Love is Love" statements on Twitter, Facebook, and all other social media. The conservatives really well and true have lost the cause. Here's just a small example:

You're all dumb as a box of hair. The same government that has no problems waging wars against innocent countries and blowing up millions of their citizens including children is in love with the gays? lol

It's a distraction people. The gay community is being used.

Caitlyn Jenner and Rachel Dolezal are clues of what's to come. Transgender, transracial, transspecies and transhumanism. Everything will be re-defined. Gay marriage is just the tip of the iceberg.

well smell you!

[quote]The gay community is being used

[quote]Gay marriage is just the tip of the iceberg.

Ok, I ask again: who's hijacking marriage equality or using gays? How so? To what end?

Clues R76.

Who's behind this? Starts with a Z.

To what end? To re-define everything. Gays are surprised at all the attention transgendered people are getting recently. Remember when conspiracy theorists were saying there's a gay agenda? They were partially correct. The agenda isn't to promote homosexuality, it's to use homosexuality as a stepping stone for re-defining all humans. The trans people can now use gay rights and gay marriage to advance their own cause. The transracials will then use transgendered rights to advance their own cause...etc. It's all planned.

Even if it's just for one day, it's nice to know that someone has your back.

[quote]It is so beautiful. It really took my breath away. Can you imagine 30 years ago when Reagan was prez and the AIDS pandemic was in full force that one day the White House would be decked out in gay pride?? Was it EVEN imaginable?

I've been thinking about this a lot over the past couple of days. Those of us who are old enough to remember the 80s and even a lot of the 90s are just in awe of this, I think. The Reagan era, the Moral Majority, the hideous bigotry that the AIDS crisis brought out in so many Republicans back then etc. And now here's the fucking WHITE HOUSE in the rainbow flag, with a President who is gay-friendly and supports gay marriage. For those of us who can remember what things used to be like, this is just incredible.

[quote]Who's behind this? Starts with a Z.

Don't look at me!

"too bad Reagan and Jerry Fallwell can't see it"

They're looking down from Heaven!

Pat, dear.... Please join them soon. And, FYI, the direction they're looking is up, as in from hell.

I fucking love it, but especially love knowing, that it's a thorn, in those who oppose sides !!

The last president called for an amendment banning gay marriage. Obama used the full force of government to support it.

Thank you, Obama!

[quote]The last president called for an amendment banning gay marriage.

This is why I wish more of us would vote in non Presidential election years. If that marriage amendment had passed and been ratified by the states, the Supreme Court could NEVER have ruled for straight marriage. It would be decades before it could be rescinded.

Word, R79.

It's amazing, how things have improved for us in the last 20 years. And wonderful.

r77 you are mentally ill.

[quote]too bad Reagan and Jerry Fallwell can't see it

Just think, Ronald Reagan the President who did no wrong in the eyes of conservatives, appointed Justice Anthony Kennedy to the Supreme Court. I love it.

Wow R77. Lol.

Of course DL cynical closet cases will hate it.

My thought on it, is that it STILL won't stop a lot of gay assholes here from chiming in "Obama was NEVER for Gay Marriage, and is EXACTLY like George W. Bush, or really WORSE!"

Nothing will ever stop those people.

Those people have problems R91. They are most likely still struggling with their sexuality.

Although he held back in 2008, Obama did run for re-election fully in support of gay marriage in 2012. He has stood by us throughout his presidency, always mentioning or alluding to lesbians and gays in his big speeches, and then on Friday delivering a remarkable and stirring statement in support of the Court's decision. Hard to imagine McCain or Romney or Jeb! doing any of this, ever...

Oh, and he has fough DADT and oversaw changes in policies affecting federal employees, including those in the military, in a more LGBT inclusive direction. No GOP president would have done any of this willingly.

Obama is our President; we should have his picture in our homes the way former generations had pictures of FDR and Jack Kennedy in their homes.

Exactly! If you don't get elected POTUS, you can't help people in the real ways that only the President can!

See how one plays chess instead of checkers??

indeed.

R93 So Obama basically lied to the people about his position on gay marriage to get elected and then said what he really thought once he was elected.

What for? Is this rainbow some kind of eye wash?

WTF was the point in R96 bumping this? Are you the fool bumping every fucking five year old thread to post something dumb?

WHY is it not in the colors of the new LGBTTQQIAAP (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, transsexual, queer, questioning, intersex, asexual, ally, pansexual) "Progress" flag? Why have black and brown and trans people been in this way literally ERASED from history?!

LITERAL VIOLENCE! It's killing us!

R99, you can save the bullshit attack on progressives since this thread is five fucking years old and since then, Trump and his admin. have put god knows how many homophobic judges on the bench, but keep up with the snide commentary.

[quote]Trump and his admin. and bipartisan wunderkind Amy Kobuchar have put god knows how many homophobic judges on the bench

Fixeded

What exactly did you fix? Attempted to take the onus off of the entire GOP and its platform of bigotry incl. anti-gay legislation by mentioning Kobuchar[sic]?

I always figured the 2015 Bump Twat @ R96 was a right wing shit-stirrer.