This is a really good thing. Not because I want everybody to marry their same gender [1] (each has the right to choose whom adult to love)], but rather because if they can get protection it means that we as a nation are moving in the right direction. It means we are becoming less judgmental and prejudiced for the sake of it. At least I hope so.
[1] Personally though I think two woman having sex is kinky and quite erotic. Two guys, not so much but to each their own. I'm male by the way.
I know your comment is well intentioned but it still rubs me the wrong way so I apologize if I offend you in any way since that is not really my point.
It feels wrong to tell the web master that he should modify the website to pay tribute to somebody you think is important (whether true or not I'm not sure it is really relevant). Especially considering that I myself do not know who the guy is and yet I've been in the field for 10 years (call me stupid).
The whole comment feels quite presumptuous. Honoring Aaron Swartz seemed like a no brainer but other than that is it really OK to put PG on the spot. What happens if he decides not to do it, will you think of him badly?
In my experience, whenever a death in the industry makes the frontpage of HN, the black banner has come out. I don't think it's terribly presumptuous to bring it up. I won't hold any ill will toward pg or the rest of the HN mods if they decide he wasn't significant enough or close enough to the HN community or whatever.
[1] Personally though I think two woman having sex is kinky and quite erotic. Two guys, not so much but to each their own. I'm male by the way.