Cindy McCain a surprising supporter of gay marriage and the California Gay Marriage Trial

On Monday, January 11, the California Gay Marriage Trial began in the federal courthouse in San Francisco with Federal Court Judge Vaughn Walker presiding. Wow, wouldn't it be wonderful if the plaintiffs could take the case against Proposition 8 all the way to the Supreme Court and, hopefully, end the discrimination across the nation.
Remember, where it is legal, gay marriage has been approved by legislatures and courts--not voters. With Proposition 8, voters were twisted by the social conservatives into banning gay marriage.
As many have voiced, same-sex marriage approval is a lot like interracial marriage, which was finally allowed in 1967. Otherwise, we might never have had Barack Obama as President of the United States. Now, all these years later, it's time for gay marriage to win the day in court--and like interracial marriage, someday everyone will forget what all the fuss was about.
And of all things political, now we have Cindy McCain on our side. At first I balked at the idea, since I'm not of the Republican persuasion, and John McCain stands against gay marriage. But now, since Cindy McCain is a mother for gay marriage, I'm proud of her courage. Sometimes a child is the force that changes our hearts and minds and makes us realize that something we had never stood up for before is right. This time, daughter, Meghan McCain must have influenced her mother in a powerful way for her to stand up for gay marriage and be gutsy enough to take the ridicule she has received and still become a catalyst for change.
This is why I say that mothers are a strong force to bring about the realization and understanding that our gay children deserve the right to marry. Touch the heart of a mother and she will stand up for what is right--that's what Cindy McCain did.