I’ve drawn my fair share of cartoons on why civil unions are a step-forward, but gay marriage is the way to go if you’re looking for true equity.
But as Delaware prepares to become only the 8th state in the country to allow civil unions on January 1, I thought about all the gay couples that will now be able to endorse their relationships equally under state law, and it softened me up a bit for this cartoon.
The fact that it’s not called “marriage” is secondary to the fact that for the first time in their lives, many Delawareans will now be able to share benefits with their partner, perform a joint adoption, care for their partner when they’re ill and many more of the things married couples take for granted.