Same Sex Marriage in CA
Well, today the California Supreme Court ruled that Same Sex Marriage IS legal and the definition of marriage is not limited to a "Man and Woman".
It was not too long ago when it was illegal in the state of California for inter-racial couples to marry. That law was struck down not too long ago also.
Historically, marriage was more about property rights, perpetuation of the family name and wealth and little if anything about love. Much of Jane Austen's work is about love, wealth and marriage.
Honestly, I was truly surprised by the CA Supreme Court's ruling that same sex marriage is unconstitutional. This is a historically significant day for the LGBTI community indeed.
I must mention Shannon Minter, the legal director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights who argued with such convincing passion before the Supreme Court on behalf of 14 same-sex couples. I honestly believe his testimony made a significant difference in the out come of this case. Shannon Minter is also a Trans Man and I feel much of the LGBTI community owes a word of thanks to Shannon for his passion and commitment to uphold the legal rights of the LGBTI community. His achievement is just another in the long list of contributions to culture and society that many other gender different individuals have given to the world we live in.
There are those who oppose same sex marriage for what ever reason. The majority of these individuals do so based on religious interpretation by their religious leaders of their time. Much this opposition is based on fear and ignorance. They claim same sex marriage devalues their opposite sex marriage, when in fact how could this be? Are they really saying that same sex couples are "not as good or as valuable as opposite sex couples"? They oppose same sex marriage based on pro-creation, fact is, many, many opposite sex couples are unable to conceive children. These religious leaders have used the FEAR card and a means to unite their kind against other not like them. It should also be noted that many of these religious folks have a higher divorce rate than same sex couples.
There is also the core problem of defining what is a Man or what is a Woman? Not so simple....Not black and white....
So, does this mean there will be wedding bells for Jen and I, well, maybe.. just maybe..Oh! yea, I'm pretty happy about the Supreme Court ruling...It's about time.
It was not too long ago when it was illegal in the state of California for inter-racial couples to marry. That law was struck down not too long ago also.
Historically, marriage was more about property rights, perpetuation of the family name and wealth and little if anything about love. Much of Jane Austen's work is about love, wealth and marriage.
Honestly, I was truly surprised by the CA Supreme Court's ruling that same sex marriage is unconstitutional. This is a historically significant day for the LGBTI community indeed.
I must mention Shannon Minter, the legal director for the National Center for Lesbian Rights who argued with such convincing passion before the Supreme Court on behalf of 14 same-sex couples. I honestly believe his testimony made a significant difference in the out come of this case. Shannon Minter is also a Trans Man and I feel much of the LGBTI community owes a word of thanks to Shannon for his passion and commitment to uphold the legal rights of the LGBTI community. His achievement is just another in the long list of contributions to culture and society that many other gender different individuals have given to the world we live in.
There are those who oppose same sex marriage for what ever reason. The majority of these individuals do so based on religious interpretation by their religious leaders of their time. Much this opposition is based on fear and ignorance. They claim same sex marriage devalues their opposite sex marriage, when in fact how could this be? Are they really saying that same sex couples are "not as good or as valuable as opposite sex couples"? They oppose same sex marriage based on pro-creation, fact is, many, many opposite sex couples are unable to conceive children. These religious leaders have used the FEAR card and a means to unite their kind against other not like them. It should also be noted that many of these religious folks have a higher divorce rate than same sex couples.
There is also the core problem of defining what is a Man or what is a Woman? Not so simple....Not black and white....
So, does this mean there will be wedding bells for Jen and I, well, maybe.. just maybe..Oh! yea, I'm pretty happy about the Supreme Court ruling...It's about time.
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