Some who post here appear to be among those who criticize the fight for equal marriage as "assimilationist" or "heteronormative." Are there gays who want only a minor tune-up, the better to fit into an oppressive system? You bet.

I agree that the mainstream is polluted by the system of exploitation, capitalism; that health care for all, and an end to racism, war and poverty need a central place on the agenda.

But beating back the proto-fascist "protect marriage" attack on all gays, wealthy and working class alike, is central to maintaining ourselves as an oppressed group. Many of us in GLN who today celebrate this victory for basic civil equality, are also involved in related struggles by workers, immigrants, African Americans, and gays in other countries, as tomorrow's solidarity event demonstrates.