Could California Become The Second US State To Allow Same-Sex Marriage?
May 15th 2008 06:26
Remember how the city of San Francisco allowed same-sex couples to wed, despite the laws that banned such activity in the state? There are several lawsuits being put forth to the Supreme Court in relation to the overruling of the marriages.
I am not going to get too enthusiastic about this, as this would be the first time the justices have had to deal with a same-sex marriage case.
Nevertheless, the race is on for which state will be the first to join Massachussetts. The state allowed marriage for all its citizens (and all American ones, prompting an influx of people who wished to take advantage of these laws) in 2004.
Moving up north, the Canadian states of Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia also allow gay marriage, and, across the Atlantic Ocean, we have countru-wide endoresement of Belgium, The Netherlands and Spain. Spain also allows same-sex couple adoption!
How long will California's Defense of Marriage Act (Proposition 22) endure? Time is on the side of its eventual relegation to the scrap heap of history, but change cannot come soon enough. The longer we wait the more embraced this change will be by the community, but when will the tolerant masses be enough to push through the tide of prejudice?
And if it's taking so long to establish same-sex marriage as the norm in places like America, Britain, France and Sweden, how long is it going to take for it to happen in Cote d'Ivorie, Bolivia, Sri Lanka and Fiji?
We need to spread the message that same-sex marriage should have been approved yesterday across all continents, no matter how strong the opposition we face. Do it for the peaceful Gay Pride demonstrators in Latvia who had manure thrown at them, all the men and women who are beaten, tortured and sometimes murdered because they are somehow 'different', and all the people who don't quite see same-sex coules as valid as heterosexual ones.
I am not going to get too enthusiastic about this, as this would be the first time the justices have had to deal with a same-sex marriage case.
Nevertheless, the race is on for which state will be the first to join Massachussetts. The state allowed marriage for all its citizens (and all American ones, prompting an influx of people who wished to take advantage of these laws) in 2004.
Moving up north, the Canadian states of Ontario, Quebec and British Columbia also allow gay marriage, and, across the Atlantic Ocean, we have countru-wide endoresement of Belgium, The Netherlands and Spain. Spain also allows same-sex couple adoption!
How long will California's Defense of Marriage Act (Proposition 22) endure? Time is on the side of its eventual relegation to the scrap heap of history, but change cannot come soon enough. The longer we wait the more embraced this change will be by the community, but when will the tolerant masses be enough to push through the tide of prejudice?
And if it's taking so long to establish same-sex marriage as the norm in places like America, Britain, France and Sweden, how long is it going to take for it to happen in Cote d'Ivorie, Bolivia, Sri Lanka and Fiji?
We need to spread the message that same-sex marriage should have been approved yesterday across all continents, no matter how strong the opposition we face. Do it for the peaceful Gay Pride demonstrators in Latvia who had manure thrown at them, all the men and women who are beaten, tortured and sometimes murdered because they are somehow 'different', and all the people who don't quite see same-sex coules as valid as heterosexual ones.
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Comment by The wonderful Peter Yang
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As for gay marriage, it is a little bit more compliated, but we should continue looking at things from a civil and human right point of view and avoid any form of unethical decisions, base on stereolyzation or prejudice and if the majority of people agree on gay marriage, then the goverment probably should allow it.
As for Carlifornia, well, Arnold Schwarzenegger is not a big fan of homo sexuality. So, I am doubting he will agree on gay marriage within his term in office. I don't think he will treat the gay community in a stereotypical manner or pass any law that will make them second class citizens, but I doubt he will pass a law that allows gay marriage
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Your implication that homosexuality is not necessarily normal is not welcome on Relativity Watch. This is a site dedicated to positive attitudes, and this attitude you espouse is propagated by those who are prejudiced against homosexuality. Take your ignorance and self-delusion elsewhere, thanks.
Morgan,
Well, we've just made a big leap towards a more progressive society... this makes me wish I was living in California all the more!
Did you hear that Ellen and Portia are going to get married?
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i think melissa etheridge plans to wed her long time de-facto too . . . you cant stop progress!