May 15, 2008

Same Sex Marriage Legal In California!

The California Supreme Court ruled today that Gay Marriage is legal in California. It's a historic ruling for the largest state in the Union which could impact opposition in other states. We're not out of the woods yet, either in that a petition calling for change in the Constitution could be on the ballot in November.

This quote from Chief Justice Ronald George is the most important statement I've ever seen to support our case:

...Allowing gay and lesbian couples to marry "will not deprive opposite-sex couples of any rights and will not alter the legal framework of the institution of marriage..."

T-shirts and bumper stickers should be made with that quote.

I was in the car waiting for the announcement to be made at 10 am, so I tuned to CNN, supposedly "the most trusted source for news". The announcer started reading the announcement right off the wire as it came in - and he got it wrong! At first glance, he stated the gay marriage ban was upheld and CNN's legal expert went along with it, talking about how many people were going to be disappointed. I switched channels and to 92.7 FM and gay morning show hosts Fernando and Greg were celebrating! I then switched to Sirius OutQ and Frank DeCaro was celebrating! I kept going back and forth to CNN to hear them make the correction, but they kept running commercials and other stories, and saying, "...it's a complicated ruling..." blah, blah, blah. It probably took them 20 minutes or more to straighten it out.

Be prepared for a BIG news day!

UPDATE: Last night was a huge party in celebration of legal same sex gay marriage. It started at he gay community Center, and moved down to Castro where a spontaneous street party assembled. I shot some photos and added it to the VIP Room under Paparazzi Pics.

And one more interesting tidbit. The day they legalized gay marriage is also the one year anniversary of Jerry Falwell's death. Oh, the irony!

Posted by lavenderlounge at 11:21 AM

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