as we recite the pledge of allegiance and remind religious and spiritual minority communities that this is one nation under a christian god remember that liberty and justice is reserved only for those who resemble the founding fathers happy birthday america a short killjoy rant by a trans immigrant its not over not by a long shot not when conservatives are already looking for ways to chip away at marriage equality the way they whittled down reproductive rights to nothing in many states its not over that conservatives such as gerson didnt notice it doesnt mean it didnt happen gay couples have been fighting for the right to marry for decades it isnt some new fad it was happening before any public intellectual was willing to take a stand on the issue no gay marriage wasnt a conservative win