Back in July, Dewitt posted the Music For Marriage Equality track “Same Love.” It’s an earnest hip-hop track about the gay community’s struggle for equal rights by straight allies Mackelmore and Ryan Lewis. The song is a breath of fresh air because, at this juncture, hip-hop isn’t exactly known for embracing the homos.
Here’s the accompanying video for “Same Love,” and it’s quite spectacular and completely lovely without being maudlin. Spanning the life of a gay man, it shows his birth, upbringing, coming out of the closet, meeting and falling in love with the man who becomes his husband (played by Mackelmore, which is cool seeing as he’s straight), and their wedding. It ends with them still together, with the protagonist on his death bed. That might sound morbid, but it’s fitting and demonstrates that our love is as deep and true as anyone else’s.
Forgive me if I’M sounding maudlin. I’m getting married on Saturday. To my best friend. His name is Scott. I have this repetitive burst of scary joy in my chest this week, but there’s also an anger and sadness there because the rest of my community is being denied this right in states other than Massachusetts. And people like me are being denied even the most basic rights around the world (such as not being murdered for being gay). Can we just put this vid on a loop and project it on the moon?
“Same Love” is in support of Washington State’s Referendum 74, which is to approve or reject the the February 2012 bill that would legalize same-sex marriage there. For more information, check out Approve Ref. 74’s Facebook page.
– J. Harvey
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Thats really beautiful! Really well done and well acted and great lyrics and a great voice! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Thats really beautiful! Really well done and well acted and great lyrics and a great voice! Thanks for sharing! 🙂
Beautiful!!! Congratulations on your wedding!
I saw this on Facebook a few weeks ago a friend in Canada posted it. Shared it right away on y wall.
So many can learn so much for this if they just listen to the words! Too many of these so called DL guys need to listen and learn as well.
J. Congratulations on your wedding. Let’s hope that all of us, everywhere, may be considered the same. Cheers from MX.
J. Congratulations on your wedding. Let’s hope that all of us, everywhere, may be considered the same. Cheers from MX.
J. Congratulations on your wedding. Let’s hope that all of us, everywhere, may be considered the same. Cheers from MX.
Just got married with my husband yesterday in The Hague of the Netherlands. We lived together over 4 years already. He is so sweet, finally i decided to settle down and spend rest of my life with him.
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Thanks, guys!
i wish i can find somelike them there love eachothere till death do as part.i admire this couple.untill im looking for this kind of relation.,xxx love u both and godblesss
i wish i can find somelike them there love eachothere till death do as part.i admire this couple.untill im looking for this kind of relation.,xxx love u both and godblesss
What a beautiful and moving video.
In addition to Washington, similar referenda to legalize same-sex marriage are on the ballots in Maine and Maryland. As well, in Minnesota voters will have the choice to amend–or hopefully not amend–that state’s constitution to prohibit gay marriage. To all you guys in those states, please be sure to vote and encourage our allies to do likewise.
Here’s a link to a related and likewise moving opinion piece by Frank Bruni in yesterday’s New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/10/09/opinion/bruni-at-long-last-dignity.html?_r=1&adxnnl=1&ref=opinion&adxnnlx=1349824391-fil0+6oCQ5rwaCWwpXLUrA
Happy wedding day, J. Harvey. And happy everything to come.
Congratulations, J. Harvey! All the best to you both!
I will warn you, though; make sure you have a LOT of pictures taken (and not just the official ones), because it’s pretty much going to be a blur.
Thanks for much for sharing this J. Harvey. Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. May love forever reign supreme in your lives together.
Thanks for much for sharing this J. Harvey. Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. May love forever reign supreme in your lives together.
Thanks for much for sharing this J. Harvey. Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. May love forever reign supreme in your lives together.
What a beautiful vidoe…very touching and I related to it all. I struggled for 44 years with being gay finally came out…..at 53 I am still single and have never had a BF or Partner….The hope is always there that my man is out there……..Thanks
What a beautiful vidoe…very touching and I related to it all. I struggled for 44 years with being gay finally came out…..at 53 I am still single and have never had a BF or Partner….The hope is always there that my man is out there……..Thanks
What a beautiful vidoe…very touching and I related to it all. I struggled for 44 years with being gay finally came out…..at 53 I am still single and have never had a BF or Partner….The hope is always there that my man is out there……..Thanks
There is hope. There is ALWAYS hope.
Congrats, J. All the best in the world to you and your husband. It is good to marry your best friend. 🙂
*hugs*
*hugs*
*hugs*
Thanks! 🙂
Thanks! 🙂
Thanks! 🙂
Aww, thank you! 🙂
Aww, thank you! 🙂
Aww, thank you! 🙂
You are the sweetest. You’re also one of our favorite and most prolific commentators. Our blog wouldn’t survive without you!
You are the sweetest. You’re also one of our favorite and most prolific commentators. Our blog wouldn’t survive without you!
You weren’t kidding about that! And I was sober for most of it!
You are the sweetest. You’re also one of our favorite and most prolific commentators. Our blog wouldn’t survive without you!
You weren’t kidding about that! And I was sober for most of it!
Damn right! And thank you. 🙂
Damn right! And thank you. 🙂
Awwww, your giving me blog wood, flatterer. I think as long as you and your “esteemed” colleague, Dewitt, are still working your magic, you’d be fine without me…but let’s not chance it. Big hug and again congrats to you and yours. Me and mine are going to be getting married in January so I definitely feel for you. Gay love rocks!
Michael! I’m using the exclamation point both because it’s in your name, and because that is such amazing news! Congratulations to you and your man.
Dear lord, you boys (bois?) are gonna make me weep with all this sweetness. Thank you. I’m honored. Big hug to you Mr. D.
yuck! LGBT is whore even they get married there is no boundary such as husband and wife they act such changing cloth whenever,whatever,so over they want to do. just keeping being whore there is no happy ending for this kind, this is the true now. being fake, not what they really are such pathetic.
you already know what whore doing compare with these married they just get bored who they really are. this is because they scared to live alone whatever