Gay Marriage... And Your Health?

   And She Loves You Right Back! You may have thought that the Supreme Court decisions yesterday ending discrimination against gay marriages were nice, but not really relevant to your quest for better health and fitness. But hey, would you like to lower your blood pressure, shed excess belly fat, be happier, lift stronger and live longer? Bear with me as Cranky Fitness yet again manages to take a topic that might seem to have nothing to do with health and fitness, and attempts to uncover the amazing secret health benefits hidden within! Yeah, so this is really a post written because I was SO HAPPY about the decisions yesterday that I had to blog about it.  As you can see from the photo above, I am the luckiest human on earth to have a wonderful wife and supportive family. And finally, federal legal recognition. Things looked quite gloomy on the civil rights front until very recently. Not that long ago most states were falling all over themselves to amend their constitutions as quickly as possible to make sure no gay people could ever, ever see equal treatment under the law.  And many of our supposed liberal political allies, including President Obama, were right on board with that sentiment. What changed? The cultural climate.  Social attitudes.  Media messages.  Institutional policies and priorities.  Water cooler conversations. (And sure, the Supreme Court justices are not supposed to be swayed by stuff like that but you k...
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