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CA Supreme Court Overturns Gay Marriage Ban

P: 6/4/2008 9:22:15 AM
Aloros Ideal Rock Total Posts: 872 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 5/3/2006	http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage Hurrah! Seems about time...!
Posted: 6/4/2008 9:22:15 AM

There are 35 replies to this message. There are 30 replies on this page.

P: 5/15/2008 6:55:52 PM
Addy Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,915 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 10/20/2007
Posted: 5/15/2008 6:55:52 PM

P: 5/15/2008 7:09:24 PM
musey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,177 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2006	A couple of our friends let slip that they'll be eloping this weekend, thanks to this!
Posted: 5/15/2008 7:09:24 PM

P: 5/15/2008 7:12:50 PM
gwendolyn Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,544 Last Post: 11/12/2009 Member Since: 8/4/2007	Yay!!! Great news!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ UK Wedding: April ?th, 2010 US Reception: May 30th, 2010! Out of Context Theatre presents...ladypirate: "Gwen, you would make a terrible medieval catholic priest!" 'One day you will do things for me that you hate. That is what it means to be family.' -Jonathan Safran Foer, 'Everything Is Illuminated'
Posted: 5/15/2008 7:12:50 PM

P: 5/15/2008 7:52:39 PM
ladypirate Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,570 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 7/30/2007	Yay! About time! - Hot chocolate butterflies dance through my heart and tell me you're the one. Come take a sip of this so I can look into your beautiful eyes and say, "Ouch! I spilled some on my lap, burning my leg, but I don't mind. I'm with you."
Posted: 5/15/2008 7:52:39 PM

P: 5/15/2008 8:00:15 PM
surfgirl Ideal Rock Total Posts: 4,438 Last Post: 5/19/2009 Member Since: 4/5/2007	It's about time.
Posted: 5/15/2008 8:00:15 PM

P: 5/15/2008 8:02:37 PM
purrfectpear Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,705 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 3/31/2008	Congrats to all same sex couples who will marry. "Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn." -Gore Vidal
Posted: 5/15/2008 8:02:37 PM

P: 5/15/2008 8:06:17 PM
FrekeChild Ideal Rock Total Posts: 12,927 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 12/14/2007	Yay!!! _______________________________ "Women are either goddesses or doormats." Pablo Picasso "In all matters of opinion, our adversaries are insane." Mark Twain
Posted: 5/15/2008 8:06:17 PM

P: 5/15/2008 8:25:10 PM
AmberGretchen Ideal Rock Total Posts: 7,046 Last Post: 11/11/2009 Member Since: 1/6/2005	Such wonderful news I wonder if this makes all those marriages back in '04 legal again?
Posted: 5/15/2008 8:25:10 PM

P: 5/15/2008 9:41:14 PM
musey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,177 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2006	Date: 5/15/2008 8:25:10 PM Author: AmberGretchen Such wonderful news I wonder if this makes all those marriages back in '04 legal again? I sure hope so!!
Posted: 5/15/2008 9:41:14 PM

P: 5/15/2008 9:48:44 PM
LostSapphire Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,060 Last Post: 11/17/2009 Member Since: 11/4/2007	Date: 5/15/2008 8:25:10 PM Author: AmberGretchen Such wonderful news I wonder if this makes all those marriages back in '04 legal again? The lawyer who represented the City of San Francisco was asked that question on the news tonight. He explained that any of the 2004 marriages would have been cancelled (sorry, I can't remember the actual word) due to the ruling back then, ie: those marriages would have been considered null and void. So he said those couples would have to marry again...they expected a large rush on the licencing office once the decision was written into law. I was so pleased to hear him explain that the Courts made it very clear that ALL citizens were entitled to a marriage ceremony. And that a civil union was not considered 'equal' in the eyes of the court. I am so pleased to hear this news. It is about time.
Posted: 5/15/2008 9:48:44 PM

P: 5/15/2008 9:51:19 PM
coatimundi_org Ideal Rock Total Posts: 6,312 Last Post: 6/7/2009 Member Since: 12/9/2007	Good deal and about time, especially for this state! I hope it stays this way. Coati, G.G.
Posted: 5/15/2008 9:51:19 PM

P: 5/15/2008 9:55:23 PM
Kaleigh Ideal Rock Total Posts: 25,919 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 11/18/2004	YAY!!! I heard this earlier tonight and am thrilled. It's time!!! ____________________________ Piece of cake and a candle. ng gift
Posted: 5/15/2008 9:55:23 PM

P: 5/15/2008 10:39:17 PM
Linda W Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,443 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 2/15/2006	I am also very happy to hear this. We have a Lesbian couple that live down the street from us. They are estactic tonight. They have been together for 20 years. We saw them walking their dog tonight and we had to go outside to tell them congratulations. FINALLY!!!!! Linda ******************************** "Life is what happens to you, while you are busy making other plans". John Lennon
Posted: 5/15/2008 10:39:17 PM

P: 5/16/2008 12:33:38 AM
miraclesrule Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,565 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 3/29/2008	I wonder if this means that Brad and Angelina will be publicly married now? After all, they did say that wouldn't get married until and unless, anyone and everyone could be married. I am assuming they meant...in their geographical state. The ironic thig is that my Dad was gay, but he didn't believe in gay marriage. :::shakes head::::: You had to understand my Dad...but then again...that was impossible. _____________________________ Feeling Blue and Blech Today
Posted: 5/16/2008 12:33:38 AM

P: 5/16/2008 1:19:54 AM
UCLABelle Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,350 Last Post: 10/30/2009 Member Since: 5/15/2005	I know most are really happy about this---and it is great for same sex couples, my good friends have been in a long turn relationship and are thrilled!!!! However, to be a 100% honest, I am not sure how I personally feel about the issue (being a fairly devout Catholic, and conservative) ... As a resident of California, I am watching the turn of events closely....
Posted: 5/16/2008 1:19:54 AM

P: 5/16/2008 10:26:51 AM
chiefneil Cut Rock Total Posts: 174 Last Post: 7/11/2008 Member Since: 2/7/2007	Date: 5/15/2008 10:39:17 PM Author: Linda W I am also very happy to hear this. We have a Lesbian couple that live down the street from us. They are estactic tonight. They have been together for 20 years. We saw them walking their dog tonight and we had to go outside to tell them congratulations. FINALLY!!!!! Linda I never understood the "defense of marriage" folks who claim that the married gay couple down the street somehow threatens their own marriage. I'm glad that couple you know can now get married if they choose to.
Posted: 5/16/2008 10:26:51 AM

P: 5/16/2008 11:04:28 AM
lisa1.01fvs1 Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,101 Last Post: 9/4/2009 Member Since: 1/17/2008	I think it was hilarious when Schwarzeneggar said something like "I think gay marriage should be between a man and a woman." Or was it Bush?? Same difference. About time, really!
Posted: 5/16/2008 11:04:28 AM

P: 5/16/2008 11:09:55 AM
Elmorton Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,750 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 7/6/2007	I never understood exactly how pressing the gay marriage issue was until I got married myself. The social and legal privileges of marriage are something that every couple should be able to have; not just some. Yay for Cali! I just wonder how many years it will take for all the other states to follow...
Posted: 5/16/2008 11:09:55 AM

P: 5/16/2008 12:04:27 PM
musey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,177 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2006	Date: 5/16/2008 12:33:38 AM Author: miraclesrule I wonder if this means that Brad and Angelina will be publicly married now? After all, they did say that wouldn't get married until and unless, anyone and everyone could be married. I am assuming they meant...in their geographical state. Except that now they're living in France that crazy couple! (Is it legal in France?)
Posted: 5/16/2008 12:04:27 PM

P: 5/16/2008 12:13:15 PM
Elmorton Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,750 Last Post: 11/23/2009 Member Since: 7/6/2007	Wait, they left New Orleans?
Posted: 5/16/2008 12:13:15 PM

P: 5/16/2008 12:18:32 PM
MoonWater Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,158 Last Post: 2/27/2009 Member Since: 7/1/2007	Yay!!!!!!!!! It's funny how one of the arguments against this ruling is social policy. Sorry, doesn't work people: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/05/judicial-acti-1.html ............... "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Posted: 5/16/2008 12:18:32 PM

P: 5/16/2008 12:21:00 PM
MoonWater Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,158 Last Post: 2/27/2009 Member Since: 7/1/2007	Date: 5/16/2008 11:04:28 AM Author: lisa1.01fvs1 I think it was hilarious when Schwarzeneggar said something like 'I think gay marriage should be between a man and a woman.' Or was it Bush?? Same difference. About time, really! Yeah, but I'm going to give the man props (Schwarzeneggar) for saying he will respect the ruling and does not support changing the state Constitution in order to invalidate it. ............... "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety."
Posted: 5/16/2008 12:21:00 PM

P: 5/16/2008 1:40:45 PM
UCLABelle Ideal Rock Total Posts: 2,350 Last Post: 10/30/2009 Member Since: 5/15/2005	I also give props to Schwarzeneggar with regard to respecting the ruling (and I am actually a fan of him)...but know there will be a fight in the coming months....Like I said before, for me, it is a conflicting issue, one whose outcome really has no effect on me personally. And I am not one of the "defense of marriage folks" who thinks it would somehow change the validity of my marriage...FYI
Posted: 5/16/2008 1:40:45 PM

P: 5/16/2008 2:40:32 PM
Linda W Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,443 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 2/15/2006	UH cheifneil what are you talking about????? This couple has been wanting to get married for the past 20 years. We know them very well, they are friends of ours. Linda ******************************** "Life is what happens to you, while you are busy making other plans". John Lennon
Posted: 5/16/2008 2:40:32 PM

P: 5/16/2008 2:56:44 PM
Addy Ideal Rock Total Posts: 3,915 Last Post: 11/18/2009 Member Since: 10/20/2007	Date: 5/16/2008 12:04:27 PM Author: musey Date: 5/16/2008 12:33:38 AM Author: miraclesrule I wonder if this means that Brad and Angelina will be publicly married now? After all, they did say that wouldn't get married until and unless, anyone and everyone could be married. I am assuming they meant...in their geographical state. Except that now they're living in France that crazy couple! (Is it legal in France?) I'm pretty sure that it's legal in France. And in the UK where I live!! Except that we call it a marriage for heterosexual couples and civil union for homosexual couples. The only difference is in titles, not the rights involved. I really don't understand why the different titles but whatever floats people's boats as long as it's equal.
Posted: 5/16/2008 2:56:44 PM

P: 5/16/2008 2:59:22 PM
brazen_irish_hussy Ideal Rock Total Posts: 1,535 Last Post: 12/27/2008 Member Since: 6/13/2006	I am so happy. My parents are lawyers and they say where CA goes, the rest of the nation goes. I mean really, if South Africa can do it, how is it that we can't? This will be one of those issues like "mixed marriages" or the women's vote where the next generation will look back and go, "well, duh". It really helps restore my faith in humanity. My great uncle is gay. He and his partner have been together for 20 years. I think them marrying might strengthen marriage in a time where divorce is so common and I think it is a credit to my own marriage.
Posted: 5/16/2008 2:59:22 PM

P: 5/16/2008 3:27:58 PM
musey Ideal Rock Total Posts: 11,177 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 9/30/2006	Date: 5/16/2008 12:13:15 PM Author: Elmorton Wait, they left New Orleans? Brangelina Make a Move to France
Posted: 5/16/2008 3:27:58 PM

P: 5/16/2008 4:45:26 PM
chiefneil Cut Rock Total Posts: 174 Last Post: 7/11/2008 Member Since: 2/7/2007	Date: 5/16/2008 2:40:32 PM Author: Linda W UH cheifneil what are you talking about????? This couple has been wanting to get married for the past 20 years. We know them very well, they are friends of ours. Linda Oh, I didn't mean you Linda. Sorry for the confusion. I was talking in general about the people who have been passing these "defense of marriage" bills all over the country. They always claim that gay marriage threatens the institution of marriage.
Posted: 5/16/2008 4:45:26 PM

P: 5/16/2008 5:58:34 PM
Linda W Ideal Rock Total Posts: 10,443 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 2/15/2006	chefniel, Sorry for my confusion too, LOL. I thought you were were referring to us being friends with them. ha ha ha. Linda ******************************** "Life is what happens to you, while you are busy making other plans". John Lennon
Posted: 5/16/2008 5:58:34 PM

P: 5/16/2008 6:07:15 PM
AGBF Ideal Rock Total Posts: 8,048 Last Post: 11/24/2009 Member Since: 1/26/2003	Date: 5/16/2008 2:56:44 PM Author: Addy I'm pretty sure that it's legal in France. And in the UK where I live!! Except that we call it a marriage for heterosexual couples and civil union for homosexual couples. The only difference is in titles, not the rights involved. I really don't understand why the different titles but whatever floats people's boats as long as it's equal. This is from today's, "The New York Times": "'This decision will give Americans the lived experience that ending exclusion from marriage helps families and harms no one,' said Evan Wolfson, executive director of Freedom to Marry, who noted that same-sex marriages were legal in Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, South Africa and Spain. " Deborah A Girl's Best Friend
Posted: 5/16/2008 6:07:15 PM

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