America the Beautiful.

think-progress:

Mary Jamis, a lesbian woman, was ARRESTED yesterday after she and her partner sought a marriage license in North Carolina. 

Share this if you think it’s outrageous. 

Even more so because, come on, that cop in the background is so a Mo.

“(P)rogress comes from being willing to walk a mile in someone else’s shoes. We need to ask ourselves, “How would it feel if it were a crime to love the person I love? How would it feel to be discriminated against for something about myself that I cannot change?” This challenge applies to all of us as we reflect upon deeply held beliefs, as we work to embrace tolerance and respect for the dignity of all persons, and as we engage humbly with those with whom we disagree in the hope of creating greater understanding.”

- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on LGBT Rights for International Human Rights Day

READ HER FULL SPEECH HERE