Wedding plans have been going forward for Jim and I. You see, we can be legally married in Canada. Turns out it's not a simple deal--lawyers, registrars, magistrates and all that--but they all treat us like it's a good thing we're doing, something to be congratulated. We've found the same thing visiting jewlers here in Madison to look for a pair of men's wedding bands. Today we bought tuxedos (on sale at Pennys), and the store clerk was also congratulatory. Its all been fun so far.
We haven't set the exact date as yet, but are planning a trip to Toronto. There we will see friends, a nice young gay couple who once lived together here in Madison. They emmigrated to Canada because Canadian immigration laws allow them the right to stay together, whereas U.S. law would have split them forcing one of them back to his country of birth.
I really don't want to leave the land of my birth, but it makes one wonder to see the liberty and respect gay and lesbian persons have in Canada (as well as Great Britain, Spain, South Africa and various other European countries). What's the problem with the USA? We seem to be lacking in religious freedom, since Fundamentalist Christians seem to expect the right to dictate the law for the rest of us.
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