California Overturns Gay Marriage Ban
I love California! The California Supreme Court reportedly overturned a ban on gay marriage in a historic ruling on Thursday, effectively leaving same-sex couples in America's most populous state free to tie the knot. YAY!
California Chief Justice Ron George said:
"Limiting the designation of marriage to a union 'between a man and a woman' is unconstitutional and must be stricken from the statute."
The panel made up of seven members voted 4-3 in favor of marriage as a "basic civil right" regardless of sexual orientation. Let's hope that other states will soon follow.
Before Thursday, Massachussetts was the only state in the U.S. to allow gay marriage, with California, New Jersey, and Vermont allowing same-sex partner civil unions which provides partners many of the same legal rights as married folks.
This is time to rejoice and do a happy dance! I'm actually going to be in San Francisco over the weekend so I will have a few drinks to celebrate the awesome news.
Whenever we make strides for equitable treatment for all, we all win! Cheers!
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1 babblicious comments:
Not sharing your enthusiasm on same sex marraige. We, the people, voted on this and the court is wrong to overturn what the people have already voted on. Marraige should be between a Man and a Woman.
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