The Good

FINALLY, the Obama Administration has stated that the Defense of Marriage Act is unconstitutional and ordered the Department of Justice to stop prosecuting those cases.

The Bad

The Wisconsin Assembly passed the despicable anti-union bill, at one in the morning and with barely enough time for Democrats to realize a vote was taking place. Shameful behavior from the Republicans there and it only reinforces the need for a united response.

The House did vote to remove funding for Title X organizations like Planned Parenthood. It will likely die in the Senate or at least stop with the President, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a disgusting move by the Republicans AND Democrats who voted for it. Also, the bill continues to have ramifications as it stigmatizes PP and men and women alike distance themselves from defending women’s reproductive rights.

So to counter this: Join up across the country tomorrow to support the Walk for Choice and the Rally to Save the American Dream. Find your nearest rally here and your nearest walking route here. Let’s get activist on this! We may have missed the midterm elections, but people are truly shaken now that they see what their newly elected officials are really like. Let’s take advantage of that momentum and get some real change for the better!

See you on the streets.