I had not known Reed’s specific stance, nor his other general positions, before reading this. My limited perception was that he is rather bright.

That being said, authentic or not, statements such as these do help to move the country in a positive direction, and for this, I am appreciative.

The PROOF however (of how he actually legislates), is in the proverbial pudding.

Meanwhile, in his primary campaign, our current *governor* ran a TV ad accusing his opponent, not even of supporting marriage and I don’t remember precisely, but basically of not being anti-gay enough. (Her response of “am too!” wasn’t particularly reassuring either.)

I’m glad when anyone makes the decision the mayor did, especially someone that public (and who might sometime run for other offices; I believe his current position is term-limited) but what we really need are legislators who feel the same way. And, of course, saying so is still, in most districts, a good way to ensure you don’t get that job.