The California Supreme Court struck down the state’s ban on gay marriage Thursday, saying sexual orientation, like race or gender, “does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights.”
In a 4-3 ruling the justices wrote that “responsibly to care for and raise children does not depend upon the individual’s sexual orientation”.
The ruling takes effect in 30 days.
This will put the issue of gay marriage on the front burner again.
It was just a couple of years ago that some court rulings had the Bush administration looking for a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage nationwide.
The issue seemed to go out of the public spot light as state courts upheld bans on gay marriage around the country.
However in light of this ruling, the issue is bound to be back on the front pages of your newspaper.
The ruling is definitely good news for gay couples in the US and good news for the owner of gaymarriage.com
Oh that’s us.
We are always on the lookout for someone in the gay and lesbian community to joint venture with us on this name and develop it into the site it deserves covering the issue, laws, news and personal announcements of gay marriages across the US. If you are a web developer with ties to the community we would love to talk to you.
I am happly married – but it is a different sense of gay.
Just celebrated our 20th.
Gay Marriage – is a way of controling the population – clever way for sure