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California’s Supreme Court today ruled state laws against gay marriage are unconstitutional.
“In view of the substance and significance of the fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship,” Chief Justice Ronald M. George wrote of marriage for the majority, “the California Constitution properly must be interpreted to guarantee this basic civil right to all Californians, whether gay or heterosexual, and to same-sex couples as well as to opposite-sex couples.”
California already has a strong domestic partnership law that gives gay and lesbian couples nearly all of the benefits and burdens of heterosexual marriage. The majority said that is not enough. [source]
California joins Massachusetts in being the only two states to legally support marriage equality.
Idiots and godbags (as much as there is a difference) in California are not willing to focus on their own families, though:
Conservative groups have proposed a new initiative, this one to amend the state constitution to ban same-sex marriage. If it is allowed onto the ballot in November and approved by the voters, [today's] decision would be overridden.
There must be something wrong with me, because I think it’s silly to get all huffy over two women or two men entering the marriage contract together.
In 2003 Canada ran these commercials on television stations across the country:
Here in the US:
Advocacy and awareness go a long way.
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“You guys are so lucky—to have your relationships legally recognized.” - Tom, The Token Gay Friend
What makes you think the government wants to legally acknowledge you?
Are you the government?
Huh? Huh? This is a republic, punk. You are represented by proxy. Direct representation would be grounds for making voting illegal. You wouldn’t want that, would you?