Gay All The Time

In a 4 to 3 decision, the California Supreme Court ruled that it just isn’t good enough to have a Civil Partnership or Union in place of calling it Marriage, even if the couple is homosexual. That it has to be Marriage is a victory, one that affirms that there is One Law for Everyone.

California already offers same-sex couples who register as domestic partners the same legal rights and responsibilities as married spouses, including the right to divorce and sue for child support.

But in the justices’ recent 4-3 decision, they stated that domestic partnerships are not a good enough substitute for marriage. (source - CBC News)

While some in the GLBT community thought it better to seek something called Civil Union, Domestic Partnership or some other catch phrase, I have maintained that anything less puts whatever rights given to those ‘new agreements’ at risk. At any time, a legislature could alter or remove those rights, without flinching, because after all, it would only apply to the Queers. So why would mainstream America give a damn?

The California Supreme Court seems to agree.

It was the same argument the racists used against granting equality to people of color back in the Sixties, which is why it is important to fight segregation at all times. Separate but Equal does not exist.