I've been feeling this odd back-and-forth pull in federal politics versus state level politics (in my particular case - California's).  It seems as if - perhaps by chance - the progressive changes on the federal level is met by regressive issues on the state level.  Though this post is really only focused on one aspect of that - marriage equality. On the same day that President Obama was elected as our first African-American president, Proposition 8 passed in California - defining that marriage Read more [...]