Like Daughter, Unlike Father

 Former President George W. Bush has made his feelings known on same-sex marriage (not to mention his support of a Constitutional amendment barring it and signing into law the Defense of Marriage Act.)  But at least one of his daughters says equality should reign.

Barbara Bush is coming out in support of gay marriage.

The 29-year-old daughter of President George W. Bush announces in a web video posted late Monday that she supports same-sex marriage. “I’m Barbara Bush and I’m a New Yorker for marriage equality,” she says. “New York is about fairness and equality. And everyone should have the right to marry the person that they love.”

The video is a 22-second spot for gay-rights advocacy group Human Rights Campaign’s New Yorkers for Marriage Equality project. The group plans to show the video on Saturday at its annual gala in New York.

“Join us,” she says at the end, adding herself to a growing list of prominent New Yorkers, including Mayor Michael Bloomberg and Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who have appeared in brief videos supporting HRC’s efforts to legalize same-sex marriage in New York.

That puts daughters of Cheney, McCain, and now Bush on record as supporting same-sex marriage.  It's something that I think will be made national in my lifetime at least, but it could take quite a lot of time before it happens.

Still, every voice counts.  The struggle for civil rights has taught us that.