The Good News Out There!

I just heard a pretty cool thing on Rachel Maddow - I believe it was on her section of the BEST THINGS - I'm not sure of the name, but Representative Barney Frank was wearing a ring on his finger and he is engaged to his partner of 5 years.  He was interviewed and said he's in love for the first time in his life.  He has been in Congress for 32 years.  Isn't that cool.   He will marry under Massachusetts law that has gay marriage.  However, his partner will not receive equal benefits of all the other Congressmen's spouses, which totally isn't fair. 
I myself live in Illinois and we have civil unions as of last June, 2011.  We also are now allowed to access State Income tax laws of married people, however not federal laws.  Baby steps, right.  Back to the book "It Gets Better."  And it is.  But we must fight the right-wing conservatives wanting to undo all the positive work that has been done.  I read that one state wants to ban gays from being in their National Guard - just a sneaky way to undo the repeal of DADT.  I think these people just need to get rid of their hate and fear, and get with it.  The world is moving forward and they can't hold it back.  Gay people aren't going back into the closet, nor should we.  But as I write this, I feel good about it.  I am an older person who has seen many changes. I know many young people still feel abandoned and bullied, but there also is a large poplulation who have no problem coming out because in many ways the world is more accepting.  Look at Ellen's sitcom and now she has a famous talk show with a large following. Melissa Etheridge. Neal Patrick Harris and his partner openly adopting babies.  Ricky Martin.  Many have now come out and it has not hurt them.  Rosie O'donnell has been out for a long time.  Still famous.  Still followers.  These people were not abandoned because they were gay - perhaps we have more respect for them because they are being honest.  At least those of us who do not breed hate and we have a brain in our head.  I feel sorry for those others who cannot accept people for who they are.  How sad.