Yet another reason to legalize same-sex marriage

Check out this NY Times blog post on hospital visitation woes. Ridiculous. Is this stuff really happening in the U.S.? Our nation is becoming more progressive, but it is happening too slowly for my liking! But it is happening - on a happier note, the NY assembly voted to legalize same-sex marriage today. The "yes" votes included five republicans and several people who had voted "no" on a similar bill two years ago. "Flip-flopping" can be good - in fact, I find it admirable that these representatives listened to their constituents and their consciences.