Hooray!
“Three same-sex couples have made history by becoming the first in England and Wales to tie the knot and form civil partnerships.” (BBC)

For Guy, not that he reads blogs: Libs take dim view of homosexuals

‘Gay weddings’ become law in UK.
And awwww.

South Africa to have gay weddings. Cool!

For some reason this photo makes me go ‘awwww’.

Arrrr, lesbian pirates ahoy.

“Semi-pornographic displays of lesbianism – generally performed by straight girls for straight boys – have become so ubiquitous as to be almost unremarkable.
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All this is, I suppose, an improvement on the bad old days of officially sanctioned homophobia. But I’m not sure that one could exactly call it progress. Queen Victoria famously refused to believe in lesbians – and, in its own way, so does modern popular culture.” Guardian

Elton John in today’s Observer: “I want our government, which has presided over many positive changes for gay people here in the UK to ensure that ending violations of gay people’s fundamental human rights around the world becomes an explicit issue in its diplomatic relations with other countries.”

The weather report this morning was really cute: “Murky start then showers likely”. Murky?
Awww! And it’s just in time for Madrid Pride.
Spanish MPs approve gay marriages
“Spain’s lower house of parliament has voted in favour of allowing gay couples to marry and adopt children.
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The new law puts same-sex and heterosexual marriages on the same legal footing, including the right to adopt children.” (BBC)

I leave for Russia tomorrow. I’m a bit nervous about travelling by myself but I’m sure I’d get into as much trouble travelling with people as I would by myself, and I’ll be with Sarah or Sergey for bits of the trip anyway. The only bit I really mind is arriving at Moscow train station at 5am, groggy after the overnight trip from Novgorod.
In other news, for some reason I have a really strong desire to hear the entire album of cover versions of Stairway to Heaven from The Money or the Gun.