Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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California Upholds Right to Same-Sex Marriage

According to this article, California overturned two state laws denying marriages to same-sex couples, on the grounds that it constitutes sexual discrimination. Kudos to California for calling a spade a spade. The next hurdle will be to prevent people from changing the state's constitution to allow that kind of sexual discrimination.
Tags: gender studies, politics
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  • 8 comments
daev

daev

May 16 2008, 19:30:26 UTC 13 years ago

Same-sex-marriage judgement from the courts provoking conservative outrage: check
Referendum to reverse the decision scheduled for the next election: check
Presidential election year: check
Court has a significant Republican majority: check

Call me paranoid, but this smells like a planned repeat of 2004 to me. I hope not.
christinaathena

christinaathena

May 16 2008, 19:42:21 UTC 13 years ago

Yeah, that thought came to mind for me too when I read that. I hope it's just coincidence ...