“In Binghamton, N.Y., Supreme Court Justice Andrew J. McNaught granted a divorce to Catherine Koppe from Lillian Beaumont on the ground that, since the partners were both female, the marriage was void. In March 1927, wearing a clown costume, a man’s wig and a van dyke beard, Lillian (“William”) Beaumont appeared with Catherine Koppe before the Rev. Francis T. Cooke, saying they had just come from a masquerade, wanted to be married. He obliged.” – from Time magazine, October 24, 1932. You see? This is hardly a new demand. For other examples of same-sex marriages throughout history, check out my anthology.
CLIP-CLOP: Here I come, riding into Armageddon. For the record, if I ever ride into the apocalypse, I’d rather just prance around and have a serf banging coconut shells behind me.
FREUDIAN SLIP: “We do not yet have, or, if we do, we have not yet identified the “X” article on the real nature of the threat which became manifest on September 11 2000.” – Martin Woollacott, in a piece debunking the terrorist threat in the Guardian. I know it’s a truism that Europeans weren’t as affected by 9/11 as Americans were – and that this gap in perception has an awful lot to do with our current gulf of understanding. But wouldn’t it be nice if they could get the frigging date right? It’s only a year and a half ago.
The Dish 