Inept Commentary on California Gay Marriage Ruling
First of all - yay! CA’s Supreme Court upheld the right of same-sex couples to marry. Awesome news, especially in light of previous setbacks in the courts for gay-rights advocates.
Surprising no one, anti-gay activists are upset and moving to put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in November. (For his part, Governor Schwarzenegger said he would not support an amendment to overturn the court’s ruling.)
The court cited an 1948 ruling overturning a ban on interracial marriage, noting that all citzens must be treated as equal under California law. This doesn’t sit well with anti-gay activist and lawyer, Robert Tyler:
“Where is the court going to rationally limit marriage if its not a union between a male and female?” said Mr. Tyler. “There is no evidence to establish that a homosexual lifestyle is an immutable characteristic such as race.”
Um… that’s interesting. So race is genetic and homosexuality a lifestyle/construct. I was under the impression that current thinking was just about completely the opposite. I mean, I know homosexuality is always going to be a ‘lifestyle’ for these guys, but I’m sure even Mr Tyler has bi/tri/etc.-racial friends.
So good luck to Mr Tyler, but even better luck to the thousands of happy couples who will be able to marry just 30 short days from now.
Gay Couples Rejoice at Ruling [NYT]
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