Standing for equality

By Mustang Bobby

The Democrats have unanimously added marriage equality to their party platform.

Democrats appear ready to embrace same-sex marriage as part of their party platform, a policy shift that reflects an expanded acceptance of gay rights in mainstream politics.

The move would place the party in line with the beliefs of President Obama, who in May became the first sitting president to declare that gay men and lesbians should be able to marry.

Democratic Party officials had squabbled over the issue in the past. But at a platform-drafting meeting over the weekend in Minneapolis, they approved the first step to amend their platform, placing the amendment on track for adoption. In two weeks, the entire platform committee will vote at a meeting scheduled in Detroit. Then, if approved as expected, it would go before convention delegates in Charlotte, N.C., for final passage in early September.

They did this for two reasons: First, they know it will set off the Republicans with a round of gay-bashing, and second, it's the right thing to do. 

(Cross-posted at Bark Bark Woof Woof.)