The state's ban on same-sex marriage tells lesbians and gay men that they are "second class citizens" inferior to sex offenders and prisoners, and it contributes to discrimination, the city of San Francisco argued today in asking the California Supreme Court to strike down the law.
In a strongly-worded brief, the city traced the discrimination of lesbians and gay men from the first millennium to the Enlightenment to the present day. City attorneys compared the fight for same-sex marriage rights to the battle for desegregation, and they asked the state's highest court to ignore the pull of tradition and "the will of the popular majority."
Monday, April 02, 2007
Yeah baby
I love living in northern California. Where else does this happen? From the Chron:
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Wow! This makes me want to move there even more. My US Rep. told us all yesterday that gay marriage will doom us all. Geez.
Girl you can't leave the South! Feel free to come visit and check it out though.
I don't know. This time of year, when our state legislature is in session, I frequently want to get the heck outa here.
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