Gay Marriage in California--Not Over Yet
Gay Marriage in California has been a merry-go-round in just the last year.
On May 15 2008, the California Supreme Court said prohibitions against same-sex marriage violated the law. Soon after, gay and lesbian couples began getting married.
On November 4, 2008, Californians approved Proposition 8, which changed the law, so that same-sex marriages would once again be considered illegal--if the law held up.
On May 26, 2009, the California Supreme Court upheld the new law, meaning gay marriages would be banned--unless they occurred during the short time in 2008 when they were considered legal. Those marriages would stand.
On May 26, 2009, about 175 peaceful protesters were arrested in San Francisco for protesting the decision.
Already, the law is facing lawsuits.
And already pro-same-sex marriage groups are planning to get another proposition on the ballot to make same-sex marriage legal again in 2010. Perhaps not coincidentally, the tree front runners to become the Democratic front-runner for governor all support gay marriage.
California politics hasn't been this much of a circus since several dozen people simultaneously ran for governor.
To learn about the San Francisco arrests, see http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20090527/lf_afp/usvotegaymarriage_20090527010456
For information on lawsuits, see http://abcnews.go.com/TheLaw/story?id=6194048&page=1
To read about pro-same-sex marriage plans for the ballot in 2010, see http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/Story?id=7502090&page=1
To see all our entries dealing with same-sex marriage, click on http://www.loveshade.org/blog-mt/mt-search.fcgi?IncludeBlogs=1&search=same-sex+marriage
Comments
Keep trying, and don't give up the fight! The article said that 68% of young people in California support gay marriage. So if it doesn't happen right away, wait a few years until the old people die off.
Posted by: Getting Married Someday | June 4, 2009 05:25 AM
I agree with Getting Married Someday. But everytime one of the homophobes die off another takes their place.
Posted by: Vernon Avaritt | June 4, 2009 01:36 PM
You can get married in other states then move and they won't say you're married. They should always accept marriage as marriage no matter where you're married. Marriage shouldn't be made a religious institution it should be up to those who get married.
Posted by: Mary Sims Nelson | June 4, 2009 03:56 PM
Fortunately, Vernon and Getting Married, some of us who've been around for a few years support love. It can come in any color, shape, age, size or even number. Someday it won't be an issue, and American marriage won't be limited to just couples.
Posted by: TawTew the Naturally Perfumed | June 5, 2009 01:46 AM
I said it before and I'll say it again. Sexual relations between two people of the same sex are wrong. It's a sin against God, and spoken against in the Bible.
Posted by: Christian Andy | June 6, 2009 05:36 AM
California is all loop de loop. You know why they're so weird? It's because all the other states send those weirdos there.
Posted by: Alice in the Palace | June 6, 2009 06:51 PM
Homosexuality is an abomination before God. The Bible says those who practice homosexuality shall be put to death.
Posted by: St. Charles | June 7, 2009 01:30 PM
So, St. Charles, can you say troll?
Posted by: Rev. Bootie | June 10, 2009 01:09 AM
My Bible says those who commit adultery shall be put to death too. And those who gather firewood on the Sabbath. And men who wear women's clothes.
Posted by: Dorothy Wildham | June 16, 2009 11:45 AM