Just got this email!
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/16/us/15cnd-marriage.html?partner=rssnyt&emc=rss
Ben (celebratin' with friends)
California Court Affirms Right To Gay Marriage
by BenV 280 Replies latest jw friends
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momzcrazy
Guess my sister will go there for her commitment ceremony!
momz
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Wordly Andre
I'm trying to call my cousin, to see if they're planning anything yet
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VoidEater
All it took was for me to leave the state...now maybe I should go back! Sucks to sell a house in this market, though...
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lonelysheep
That's great!
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Indo_Dude
A good day indeed! Slowly but surely the courts are overturning hate based legislation. California has 36 million people which is a huge win. Add in Mass, with a population of 6.5 million almost 15% of the US population live in states with gay marriage. Add in the civil union laws of New Jersey at 8.5 million people, Vermont with 625,000 people, Connecticut with 3.4 million, and New Hampshire 1.3 million, and almost 57 million Americans (19%) have same sex marriage / civil union rights.
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NewYork44M
This is a start but is not a victory until gay marriages are afforded the same US Federal tax benefits as non-gay marriages.
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hillbilly
hehehe...I hope ya'all get the same divorce rules everyone else gets too............
Hill
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llbh
All i can say as a very straight guy is good
I have been with a very dear freind on my birthday he happens to be gay, what the hell does it matter ?
David
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BenV
Tonight there's going to be a celebration at the Gay & Lesbian Center. They'll be speeches by State and local politicians; and a few celebrities, I'm told. My friends have been calling me -- party tonight!
I have been searching for this song. I heard it at an [illegal] lesbian wedding a few months back. It's really fun (and old). Anybody of you old timers remember it? I knew it was somewhere between Frank Sinatra and Norah Jones. Hope the link works.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgyQh-6hysA&feature=related
Ben (laughin' and celebratin' wit' da crew)
