THIS IS SUPER SERIOUS

Really great article on what it actually took to get gay marriage passed in New York— and how Gov. Andrew Cuomo played a crucial role in the fight for equality.

Also… this would make a great movie, amIright?? I mean, the screenplay is already done!

“When everything else is gone,” Mr. Sampson told him, “all you have left is family.”

“I want to introduce the first Republican to support marriage equality,” he announced.

“How many rabbits are you going to pull out of the hat?”

“Their love is worth the same as your love,” Mr. Cuomo said, according to someone who heard him. “Their partnership is worth the same as your partnership. And they are equal in your eyes to you. That is the driving issue.”