Mildred Loving, R.I.P.

Mildred Loving, of Loving v. Virginia fame, has died. Her legacy should be honored by all who are shocked that in the United States of America, the state could aspire to reach into the bedroom and dictate to us whom we may love, and how, and when, and why--and that some Americans could applaud such a thing. That serpent that whispers into the ears of some people, tempting them with the opportunity to control the choices that others may make--whether it be sexual privacy, or the choice to ingest a substance, or the right to build a home or the right of economic choice--that serpent still stings us, and perhaps always will. But Mildred Loving did her part; she took a stand, and bruised that serpent's head. (c/o)