Adrian Fenty: “If it's not broken, don't fix it.”

I had the full backing of my boss, the mayor Adrian Fenty, who was one of those incredibly rare politicians who said I'm going to put my entire political career on the line.

What better measure of success than the desire of parents, the desire of citizens, citizens of the District, to continue the program?

I think my real sense of pride is to say that I had some small role to create a program where Ronald and Tiffany could sit here today and talk to you about their successful dreams and ambitions.

A major step toward legalizing same-sex marriage here in the nation's capital today: D.C. mayor Adrian Fenty signed a bill to that affect, passed by the city council Tuesday.