"The California Supreme Court upheld Tuesday a ban on same-sex marriages that state voters passed in November, but it allowed about 18,000 same-sex marriages performed before the ban to remain valid."
Full story: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/26/california.same.sex.marriage/index.html

Full story: http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/26/california.same.sex.marriage/index.html





































got to ease it in slow... but you get there
Seriously though, what a bunch of bigots.
Come on up to Vancouver BC if all y'all gay people want to get married. I'd be happy to perform the ceremony myself, being ordained and all.
Now begins the counter-attack. This is only the beginning. The movement still has strong momentum.
Those who truly understand how beautiful love is, in all it's colors, know what is right, and we will continue to fight so this world sees all shades of love humanity has to offer.
The US Supreme Court has already ruled in Brown v. BOE that "Separate but equal" is inherently NOT equal. Those who half-ass the issue and claim that a "Civil Union" is just like a marriage need to rethink their argument within that context.
Religious conservatives seem to think they are the only ones who know how to define marriage. I have news for them.
The phenomena of humans pairing off for mutual protection and comfort is FAR older than even Religion itself. It is ingrained into our DNA. People will always fight for what they love.
Prop 8 will be overturned soon by initiative though so it's only a temporary setback.
I hate to cast dispersions- but the large amount of Catholics represented by the latino population would certainly be one reason prop 8 passed originally. Chalk another victory up for conservative Christian values.
This fucking state I live in pisses me off. Stupid bigoted Bible-belt mentality needs to die!!!!
To make you feel better, at least your state has a huge cultural impulse to organize and rally to overturn this madness.
Here in Ohio we blissfully banned gay marriage in 2004, and there has been just about zero effort to overturn it.
Keep in mind though, we've already won.
The court was just upholding the ballot decision- it's not their job to legislate from the bench.
Prop 8 will be overturned soon by initiative though so it's only a temporary setback.
I hate to cast dispersions- but the large amount of Catholics represented by the latino population would certainly be one reason prop 8 passed originally. Chalk another victory up for conservative Christian values.
True, but a lot of the Pro-8 money came from Utah.