Marriage equality in all fifty states passed through SCOTUS on Friday, June 26, and I couldn’t be more pleased. In addition to providing equality for millions of LGBTQIA+, it is also providing a better, hopefully more accepting future for the next generations. But now that we have marriage equality, the following are some details I want accomplished as well.
*Warning: This list is not meant to offend.*
1). Mainstream rom-comedies starring LGBTQIA+ couples:
Give me Ellen Page tripping over her shoes and knocking into a leggy blonde art gallery owner. Give me Michael J. Willett as a city-slicker journalist covering a story in a small town and falling in love with the handsome bartender. Give me Ruby Rose falling in love with her best friend who’s just gotten engaged. You understand. 
2). Same-Sex Bachelor:
I NEED to see twenty queer people vying for a rose. Now that we have marriage equality, it’s only fair that we have trashy reality TV equality.
3). Non gender-conforming honorifics:
This should really be a mainstream thing. Mx, Misc, Pr, Ind are all gender-neutral or gender-inclusive titles that are gaining acceptance in the UK, and we could totally make them the norm here in the US for people who don’t identify with a specific gender binary. Plus, how cool does Mx look?
4). Ellen DeGeneres for President:
Please.
5). A third season of Looking:
This is almost too painful to talk about. But I need to know what happens to Patty and Richie. I KNOW they get back together. I just know it but I don’t think a special can really convey the storylines like I need them to be conveyed. Also does Doris marry Malik? THIS IS CRUCIAL.
6). On that note:
WHAT happened to new seasons of 1 Girl 5 Gays? I thought they were getting a new cast. You really can’t toy with people’s emotions like this. I need some of that Canadian sensibility in my life. At least put the old episodes on Netflix.
7). Introducing new colors for babies:
Blue and pink seem a little tired from perpetuating the binary system, so maybe we can — no pun instead — branch out into different colors of the rainbow? Yellow is so quiche for a nursery, green can really pop in mobiles, and red is applicable for every baby who wants to go bold.
8). Include LGBTQIA+ information in sexual education:
This is so important. Queer sex is often not a thing broached in the academic setting or at home, so we turn to the Internet for information, for better or for worse. In cases of same-sex couplings, there might not be a risk for pregnancy, but sex education is so much more than that, and especially for LGBTQIA+ teens, there should be someone telling them about body image, respect and sexual health.
This list was meant to be both fun and serious, but I want to end it with saying that I am immensely happy/grateful/at peace/inspired at the news on Friday. It was a massive step towards equality and even though there are other issues that we still have to tackle — violence against trans people (especially trans women of color), LGBTQIA+ homelessness, and media presences of queer people — I am ecstatic at the victory that we achieved. It was the result of countless years of struggling, passion, love, violence, tears and strength. And while we are beginning to busy ourselves in preparing to fight for other inequalities, we should all take a moment to bask in the warmth of marriage equality. It might be one step on the journey, but it’s a good one.
