California dreaming
The California Supreme Court has issued a ruling on marriage in that state, noting that "an individual's sexual orientation -- like a person's race or gender -- does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights:"
"We therefore conclude that in view of the substance and significance of the fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship, 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." (p. 7)
Also, in relation to California's domestic partnership legislation, the Court writes "we cannot find that retention of the traditional definition of marriage constitutes a compelling state interest:"
"Accordingly, we conclude that to the extent the current California statutory provisions limit marriage to opposite-sex couples, these statutes are unconstitutional." (p. 12)
The usual bigoted ballot initiative is already being touted as a means to stop marriage equality, but it may very well fail; scare tactics don't work as well as they did four years ago. For one example, read this exchange from Richard Wade at Friendly Atheist.
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The CA Supreme Court has posted all sorts of information related to the case
Here are reactions from the ACLU, Freedom to Marry, Human Rights Campaign, and Marriage Equality USA.
Over at Gaytheist Agenda, Buffy announced that she and her fiancée will get married instead of domestically partnered...congratulations!
Greta Christina is getting married, too...congrats to her and Ingrid!