Love and marriage: Who decides?

Today, the California State Supreme Court heard arguments from those in favor of marriage equality, and those against it. As Equality California puts it:

The core of this case is about whether we, as LGBT individuals, should be allowed to marry the person we choose, or whether the government gets to make that decision for us. It is about whether we will finally be afforded true equality under California law.

Attorneys Shannon Price Minter of the National Center for Lesbian Rights and Therese Stewart representing the City of San Francisco, along with lawyers from the ACLU, Lambda Legal, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and the law firms Heller Ehrman, LLC and the Law Office of David Codell,  "eloquently made the case that domestic partnership is not equal to marriage and does not conform to the California Constitution's mandate of equality":

The State tried to argue that this inferior, separate and unequal status is somehow sufficient, that providing us with less-than equality was somehow actually equality, and that discrimination could be justified by tradition. Then, the right wing, anti-LGBT organizations did their usual hateful and mean-spirited song and dance, arguing against all evidence that we are inferior parents and should be denied our rights. Shannon and Terry did a terrific job rebutting the arguments of the State of California and the right-wing groups.

And you can watch it here.

I'm a fourth generation Californian, and if my state does a New York on me, yes, I'll cry. I might even spend a few days sobbing hysterically and in the fetal position under my blankets, hugging my dogs.

But after I cry, I'll get seriously angry.

I guess we'll know in 90 days.

Comments

[Red]

*and if my state does a New York on me, yes, I'll cry. I might even spend a few days sobbing hysterically and in the fetal position under my blankets, hugging my dogs.*

Move over. I'll come cry with you.

Thanks for the link. I'll be following this as closely as I'm following the campaigns.

[Bunny]

I'll get angry with you!