Trey Pound: Uncensored

All the talk of same-sex marriage has me thinking about other limitations on liberties that have been struck down in the past. It's rather revealing that things once considered taboo, have now been proven as antiquated and discriminatory. While reading up on the subject, I ran across a quote from Mildred Loving, who (along with her husband Richard) challenged Virginia's anti-miscenigation laws (laws banning interracial marriages), and won. I thought it was especially touching, and decided to share it. Surrounded as I am now by wonderful children and grandchildren, not a day goes by that I don't think of Richard and our love, our right to marry, and how much it meant to me to have that freedom to marry the person precious to me, even if others thought he was the "wrong kind of person" for me to marry. I believe all Americans, no matter their race, no matter their sex, no matter their sexual orientation, should have that same freedom to marry. Government has no business imposing some people's religious beliefs over others. Especially if it denies people's civil rights. I am still not a political person, but I am proud that Richard's and my name is on a court case that can help reinforce the love, the commitment, the fairness, and the family that so many people, black or white, young or old, gay or straight seek in life. I support the freedom to marry for all. That's what Loving, and loving, are all about.