Since this campaign season hasn't had Karl Rove to use the LGBT community as a wedge issue, this blog has turned out to be a lot more about Barack than it has been about LGBT issues. So, here is a detour from the campaign for some very exciting news.
The California Supreme Court has announced that they will hear oral arguments on March 4 in the marriage cases challenging the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage.
As a Californian, I am absolutely thrilled to see that it is our state's turn to hear the case for marriage equality. Bills that guarantee the freedom to marry have twice passed through the California legislation, but they have been vetoed by Governor Schwarzenegger both times.
Late last year, this case received a significant amount of friend-of-the-court briefs from California municipalities, counties, and other advocacy organizations. The California people are ready for marriage, the legislature is ready for marriage, the cities are ready for marriage and we will find out soon if marriage equality will become a reality in California. The California Supreme Court typically issues its decisions within 90 days following oral arguments.
Since this is an Obama site, I will leave you with a statement of serious HOPE:
2008 marks the 60th anniversary of the California Supreme Court’s historic 1948 ruling that found it unconstitutional for the state to restrict access to marriage based on the race of the spouses. That ruling was the first of its kind in the nation’s history, and is now the law of the land across the country.
Read the whole story at Equality California.
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