In a letter to the New York Times on June 26th, a woman writes that “hearing gay and lesbian couples talk about the dignity and security” that the recent Supreme Court decision have brought them “has made us straight folks look at marriage with fresh eyes and renewed respect.”

For her full letter, go to  http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/29/opinion/a-new-respect-for-marriage.html.

The letter focuses on the wonderful symbolic effect of the decisions…inspiring to LGBT persons and their allies in North Carolina and the other 36 non-marriage states.