California Supreme Court rules state ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional

i really don't care about gay marriage if gay married couples wanna be miserable just like straight married couples go ahead let them get married because they gonna get a divorce anyway and plus i don't believe in marriage because it's a waste of time because that married couple rather be gay or straight is gonna get a divorce anyway if people on current.com disagree with me drop a note on my profile.

This is wonderful news. I feel that I am out of the loop hearing about it so late...

Neghie-

Divorce is a disgrace especially when they are children.

It does not make marriage less valuable.

Most American understand that unions of husband and wife have a unique status in law and culture. They are uniquely necessary because they are the unions that both make new life and connect those children to their own mother and father.

Soleil,well, thanks for the lesson in ignorance and hypocrisy and doubletalk so indicative of a conservative mind. But your reasoning is a little lackluster. You can not claim to care about the extinction of humans yet exclude 10% of them. It's kinda like if you were in charge on a sinking boat that had enough lifeboats for everyone. And instead of saving everyone which you had the opportunity to do--You instead said everybody get in the boats except you people over there, you are not worthy.
Moreover, out of the people that you chose to live (from the families and children), SOME OF THOSE CHILDREN WILL BE GAY WHEN THEY GROW UP. Therin lies the problem with you and your kind, everyone you talk about the children you so righteously are protecting you are in fact hurting and some will eventually lill themselves before they are an adult. It's so horrible and you have just contributed to it.

I find it a most egregious and insulting audacity for someone who is not half the human being I am to try and tell me I am not worthy of the same rights as he. It is infuriating to no end. I have pulled a person out of a burning car and saved their life and been a registered nurse for 14 years. As long as I play by socities rules there is no person on this rock who is qualified to tell me what I deserve but me--and I getting goddamned sick and tired of it.

The mentality has to change. The idea that marriage is so sacred, this bond between man and woman is so damn passe. Have we seen the divorce rate? People get married for the wrong reasons, or they just keep doing it, 3, 4, or 5 times. Hopefully, they'll get lucky.

It's not about what you think is morally right wrong. Many of us live by different set of rules, but as a society, you cannot keep a group of people from having the same rights and benefits as everyone else simply because you were told you that who they are is wrong. It's about equality. It's always been about equality. If what they do in the bedroom is what disturbs you, I can tell you heterosexuals can be just as deplorable as you think gays are.

Get off your horse because you're not as righteous as your views allow you to think you are.

Dmitri- The Moral Majority has not existed for years. Do not even guess.

My sources are from Europe were a few countries have gay marriages since the 90s. Data is now available. It is not good for marriage as a whole.

You can check too.

Sorry for my limited English.

Today should be a day to rejoice, California just granted equal rights to the GLBT community! There is no need to be cynical, people being treated equally should make you happy. You are American, aren't you?

What are your sources Soleil? If you don't list your sources (and improve your grammar and spelling) you lose your credibility.
"Research" conducted by the Moral Majority I'm guessing.

soleil quit trolling around the site, insulting people, and exemplifying your ignorance all at once. It's unbecoming if you have any character.

Now this is an example of real HOPE! Thank you CA! It is an amazing feeling to finally feel, in a sense, equal!

Go California.
Now we need the other 48 states to jump on this progressive bandwagon.

One more step forward for justice. Good call Cali.

ooh_donna....more important things?? I think allowing people basic human rights is pretty damn important...I mean this IS America, and I believe one of our founding slogans is "Land of the Free."

dmass5 says it best: "Love is love, whether with an object or a person, you cant sit there and tell a person what he can and cant love".
Today same-sex marriages, tomorrow man and animal, the next day man and child.
Go on folks, dont creep into hell, jump right in with both feet.
Im smiling. : )

Finally. Perhaps the remaining states will step into the new millennium as well.

get ready for an earthquaqe.

menmykoko- First of all, I am not miserable. I just care about this nation, families and especially children who cannot defend themselves.

contraceptions, abortions and homosexuality = extinction
It is up to you if you want to end your lineage.

Since the no fault divorce law marriage had already lost so much value. Soon they will be nothing left in it.

It will be law against law.

I will not raise my family in a pink state. I do not believe in condom and california.

This country will break up into pieces.

A new name will replace marriage. I do not know what you are fighting for an empty coffin

This decision from these judges is a complete dsiconnect from reality. It is just one more nail into the family.

My anger is not hate. I do care too much to see this country go down the tube.

That is a straight answer

umm cool. aren't there more important things going on in the world right now though??

Its not all fun an games I was once married to my partner of 7yrs. In the last 2 yrs of our being together we had the chance to get married and we did then it was played with by the system. During that time we divorced I had taken his last name so the American system for name changes was not ready for me it was a disaster. The SSA and Passport agency's had no idea what to do or what to think of me. I worry about all of those who are in Calf now much like I was and are going to rush into the even if the system is not ready.

Horray for evolution!! Just 48 more states to go...

YAY!

Soleil,
I am confused as to why your miserable kind flock to blogs where you are not welcome and post comments that are divisive, hurtful, and hateful; it seems like you would have better things to do. It would seem to be just a waste of energy that doesn't add anything to the world--just takes away from it. Why do you do it? Please give us a "straight" answer for once.

Haha,

Soleil10 can you quit making up statistics! Or get them from a valid source and not the Christian Broadcasting Network!

Gavin Newsom is a bad ass. Plain and simple.

@Soleil10
You should just go to Iran. You would probably fit in more there.

California supreme court has just ruled that 62% of Californians who voted for marriage as the union of husband and wife are just bigots.

Most Americans understand that marriage is not bigotry. It is common sense-- unions of husband and wife have a unique status in law and culture because they really are different from other kinds of unions including in this way: They are uniquely necessary because they are the uniions that both make new life and connect those children to their own mother and father.

These 4 judges are so ignorant. How can they even exist ?

Dmitri that was a real coktail molotov you send me.

Based on Europe experience with gay marriage since the 90s

-95% of gays are not interested in marriage

-of the 5% who marry the divorce rate is 50% higher for homosexuals and over 100% for lesbians in comparaison to natural marriage

-interest in marriage goes down for the whole nation. It looses its value for everyone else.

In terms of adoption;
-Sexual abuse is higher in non biological parenting.
-Kids are looking for their real biological parents.
-Children have a basic right to a father and a mother more than you have to whatever you call marriage.

Gay Marriage is just denial

@Soleil
I could get angry at your ignorance and bigotry. I could tell you you are a brainwashed and almost invariably white, male, and between the ages of 18 and 40, but you already know that. Oh you convince yourself you're right. Hell, it might even be one of your greatest convictions (Unlikely however, seeing as homophobia is usually an excuse to cover up ones own homosexuality), but you know, somewhere in the corner of your brain that's usually turned off (the part that knows your bad habits, yet also ignores them) that it is simply not true. So for right now, I'm just going to laugh quietly to myself at your impending political extinction, your lack of acceptance eliminating you from the process of political evolution like the short legs of the Dodo. Hmm. That really brightened my day in a strange way. Thank you for your utter ignorance and refusal to think for yourself, it brings me some small entertainment watching you choke up the words that will bring about the end of your like.

Also I would like to salute current89 for his progressive and profound work on this matter. The world could use more people like you.

2 down 48 to go-way to go California! Currently residing in the 1st state to legally allow gay marriage, Massachusetts, I can tell you that those who were finally allowed to wed & be recognized as equal in the eyes of the law instead of branded as crimminals merely reinforced what our state, "The Cradle of Liberty" was & still is all about-FREEDOM. Now, will everybody that this issue doesn't apply to take one gigantic step out of the way & tend to your own affairs so this once great country can get back on track & deal with what's truly important, like reinstating the integrity of our Constitution for a start.

Let our citizens speak out for what they want, how they want to live their lives & most importantly-with whom they want to live with & love. How did we get to a place where Americans need a court's approval to marry? I can't imagine what that must feel like, but sure can share in the joy & celebration that this monumental decision brings. Now what are you waiting for-GO TIE THE KNOT!!

I'm Proud to be a member of the ACLU, who helped fight this battle.

Excellent. Once again, California is socially light-years ahead of most of the USA.

Thank God- this is such incredible news! though the fight is not over and some ignorant a-holes are pushing for an initiative on the November ballot to add a constitutional amendment that bans gay marriage - we have to fight against them. they have a site "protectmarriage.com" which is really quite terrifying - anyone know any good bugs or viruses to send their way...hm???

This is a very sad day when a court hijack the will of the people. I thought America was a democraty.

Hopefully Californians will react in November. I do not know if this will go to the Supreme court.

In addition to the blue and red states, we will now have the pink states.

As the family goes...... so the nation.

A wholelot fo churches are gonna get sued if this passes.

Congratulations California!

However, prepare to continue to fight the good fight. The religious fundamentalists will, with a collective voice that has not yet been heard, begin sermonizing from the pulpit to the street corners that this ruling is the beginning of the end of the human race.

Propaganda will spread across the country seducing anyone who will listen into believing (or reaffirming) that equal access to marriage for same sex couples remains a religious issue. One religious fundamentalist lawmaker from Oklahoma recently declared that granting GLBT individuals equal rights was more dangerous to this nation than terrorism.

Clearly this is a civil right that has been justly granted to the citizens of California, and religion had nothing to do with it.

An FYI: Six of the seven California supremes are Republican appointees. Go figure.

Again, congratulations!

Common sense prevailed today.

This is one of the few times that my Friend Hitlers Moustache wont be chiming in. Poor little fella has been bombarded with fan e-mails. 90% positive and that's pretty damn good fur somethin with Hitler in its nomer. Please let everyone swing their own rope so long as they ain't hurtin nothing. Pull yur nose out of their business and take and go smell somethin pretty like a rose or a large homemade apple pie.......Golden Ruler.....................Will.............................................

California....is like a beautiful island with land on one side surrounded by states that seem to be light or right years away from them. I can not say that marriage is a natural state. I am an animal wrapped in cotton and have never understood it. I am for anything that helps support Love and Kindness and that is the basic premise. No one and I will repeat no one has the right to tell anyone anything as long as that person has not violated the rights of another. If you fall in Love with a rock then it is your choice to treat it in a positive way or a negative one. One way leads to grand things, the other is the other. If you want to marry the rock, then it is your choice alone. God which is the totality of the Universe does not come into the situation, even if you want it to. The rock is made of the same molecules as you and everything else you see. They were borrowed and you must give them back. One grain of sand in the beach we call the Universe. Treat everything with Love and respect, marry anything, but treat all things well..............Johnnie Hargrave.................

GOD is Love. So why would God oppose anything love? In fact, God and gay marriage is not contradictory. For all those who use religion to oppose love and life and the right to love based their beliefs only on a book written with so many human intervention..Who's really to say that this is not the will of God. Even the falling of a leaf has a meaning...

Yay. Another reason for me to love California.

what a beautiful day!!!

Love between two people no matter your gender is a beautiful thing and if they happen to be of the same sex and want to get married, then it is their right to do so. Who are we to say otherwise? This is America, with liberty and justice for ALL, even the gay community!

So California finally figured out what ancients knew thousands of years ago. Took you guys long enough.

96th and Stephen - the Burma cyclone and China earthquake were both a direct retroactive preconsequence of this decision.

God's gotten a bit rusty since His Katrina triumph (too many good times up there celebrating the righteous successes in Iraq, etc.), hence the geographical and chronological inaccuracy...

yes, yes, I was telling the news to everybody at school today, I am soo happy!!

and i'm not even gay!!

but it feels good when JUSTICE AND EQUALITY prevail!!

:D

Theres a reason these things are called Comments.

Thank you California!

Hurricanes and disasterous Acts of GOD seem to only be striking in the red states that supported Dumya's ascent from hell into the Oval Office, Stephen.

Great. Equal rights for all.

Should we expect a hurricane now?

"...As a Christian, I can not approve of the Gay lifestyle. But I don't see the point in trying to stop gay CIVIL UNIONS..."

As a Christian heterosexual, this law of the land neither affects you, nor solicits your approval or sanction. Get a grip, bruh.

And, I agree with you on legalizing civil unions, which help out more than the GLBT community. Few can afford to live alone or on a single income. Yet, when it is discovered that you're getting a nickel's worth of help from anywhere, the government penalizes you. They will bail out major banks and greedy financial institutions, but not tax-paying citizens struggling to eat, buy gas to get to work, and maintain shelter.

Alman 365-----Because, and i'll refrain from calling you an idiot as you have done, reluctantly, there are about 1000 legal rights and benefits that are not available without marriage.

It's just like "taxation without representation". Why should we pay the same taxes as everone else and not reap the same benefits.

Tax Churches Now!

Way to go, CA. It's about time.

As a Christian, I can not approve of the Gay lifestyle. But I don't see the point in trying to stop gay CIVIL UNIONS.

It doesnt affect me , and if it means less money in Insurance companies pockets, then so be it.

Finally one more state in the US to allow equal rights and gay marriage.

I am in love with California right now. I'm so glad I moved back here! When is it New York's turn?

Why do people care so much if gay people get married? How does it in any way shape or form affect your life? They will still be gay wether they are married or not, they will still love together, nothing will change about them. Get over yourself and understand that love doesn't pertain to just man to woman. One day we will all realize just how stupid this whole debate is, until then, those of you who agree with this, you are idiots

Conservatives say they want less government when it comes to money and church and when it seems to benefit them and real property. Yet they want to impose their ideological views and control other peoples lives via data and abortion etc. They are hypocritical and contradictory to say the least. I try to understand their reasoning, but am baffled by it. It seems to be taking forever for them to understand what humanism means. It's almost like they lack the ability to imagine themselves in someone elses shoes. They, more than any others, care less about the consequences of their actions which is similar to sociopathic behavior, in my humble opinion and I bet that if studies were done between the left and right far more righties would tend to be sociopaths. But anyway, back to the congratulations--
..Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of hapiness for ALL!!Way to go California!!!!

Fantastic! Today is a great day for California.

I can hear this sunday's sermon already "BEWARE! BEWARE! THE LORD WILL TURN HIS BACK ON US FOR OUR LASCIVIOUS WAYS!!! HE SHOWED NO MERCY ON SODOM AND WILL SURELY NOT SPARE US!!!"

This is a major step towards Gay Marriage becoming legal in all states. History was made today.

AWWWSOME!!!

like the beatles song says "All you need is love...love is all you need"

This is amazing. When I first heard it I started jumping around and I'm still smiling right now. Wow. I don't know what else to say to express my joy over what my home state has done.

It's astonishing to me that same sex marriage is still an issue in many Western countries. It's 2008 - can we get past fundamentalist religion and concentrate more effort and money on real issues, like poverty, please?

Today is a day I will never forget.

It is with unimaginable joy that I write to tell you that the California Supreme Court just ruled in our favor, declaring that each of us has the freedom to marry the person we love.

This is a landmark victory for our community. It's a victory for fairness and justice. And it's an incredible victory for California land of opportunity. For 10 years, Equality California has worked tirelessly to bring us to this moment. Today, for the first time in history, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Californians are truly equal. It is an amazing feeling.

I wish we could simply celebrate and enjoy this incredible victory.

But the truth is, this is just the beginning of the fight of our lives. Anti-LGBT hate organizations are already hard at work trying to pass a constitutional amendment this November in an attempt to take away our freedom to marry. And they have already raised millions of dollars to fund their discriminatory effort.

We can't let that happen. We won't let that happen.

It will take all of us to keep this victory. Make a contribution today to help preserve the freedom to marry from this vicious attack. Every dollar you donate will be used to fight this initiative.

Equality California Issues PAC is with a coalition of organizations working to defeat this initiative. Your donation today will help us buy media time and hire more field organizers across the state to mobilize the thousands of volunteers who have already gathered more than 76,000 signatures opposing the initiative.

Today's victory proves that by working together we can achieve equality.

Our win today would not have been possible without the generous commitment and steadfast support of our thousands of volunteers and donors. And I cannot say enough about the brilliant legal team representing EQCA as a plaintiff in the case: National Center for Lesbian Rights, Lambda Legal, ACLU, Heller Ehrman and the Law Office of David C. Codell.

Help us keep marriage in California by making a donation today to fight the ballot initiative. As a united force, we will forever have equality in our state.

Once again, thank you for supporting EQCA in the fight for equality. I have never been more proud to be a part of this community. I have never been more proud to be a Californian.

Warmly,

Geoff Kors
Executive Director
Equality California

This is great news. However, I expect that this rulling will be used as a means of turning the general elections into a "values" issue.

Love is love, whether with an object or a person, you cant sit there and tell a person what he can and cant love.

Awesome. I was reading in to how Arnold said he wanted to have the courts decide. I guess it finally got to that point.