I'm feeling proud of my home state today. Amidst the news coverage of its vote to allow same-sex couples to marry, I found this quote from marriage equality supporter, and Republican and Catholic State Rep. Maureen Walsh very moving:

Republican representative Maureen Walsh, whose daughter told her she was gay a few years ago, voted in favor of the bill on the basis of equality."Nothing's different," Walsh said. "She's still a fabulous human being. And some day, by God, I want to throw a wedding for that kid."

Eduardo M. Peñalver is the Allan R. Tessler Dean of the Cornell Law School. The views expressed in the piece are his own, and should not be attributed to Cornell University or Cornell Law School.

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