WASHINGTON — "The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled today that same- and opposite-sex couples must be given equal civil marriage rights under the state constitution. The ruling in Goodridge et al. v. Department of Public Health makes the state the first in the nation to grant same-sex couples the right to a civil marriage license. Ruling that civil marriage in Massachusetts means "the voluntary union of two persons as spouses, to the exclusion of all others," the court allowed the Legislature 180 days to change the civil marriage statutes accordingly."
Ladies and Gentlemen, history is being made right in front of our eyes. I don't know about you, but I couldn't be happier. This is only a nudge in the right direction, mind you. They haven't actually declared gay-marriages to be legal (yet). However, I imagine that this is the start that we need to get things rolling.
Didn't I tell you that it would happen eventually? ^_____^
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Date: 2003-11-18 05:16 pm (UTC)OT:: I have a friend that says once gay marriage goes through she is going to work on polyamourous and poly marriage.
OT again:: You always have the coolest icons.