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“(Names have been altered slightly, just in case.) Josie: I have a new crusshhhhh Matt: Me too! On a boy! Pearl: You're a boy with a crush on a boy? Matt: Yeah he's really cute. Pearl: Oh.
(pause for a bit) Matt: Boys can like boys. I just can't marry him because boys can't marry boys. Me: Yeah they can. You can marry whoever you want. Matt: Really? Josie: YEAH my tia has a wife so now I have a titi and a auntie. Matt: Okay. Then maybe I'll marry him. Dave: (from across the room) No you can't you're seven.
(Age was apparently the only foreseeable problem anyone of my elementary schoolers could see with gay marriage. I almost cried out of happiness. Later, when I was asked if boys could kiss anyone they wanted, I replied "only if they want to kiss you back." And Josie responded "Yeah! Your body your life.")
My students are the shit.”