TO ALL HETEROSEXUALS: Be sure to marry before June 16th!
Why?
Because, as CNN reports, June 17th will be the first day that California will legally allow same-sex marriages in California! Remember that on May 15th, the CA Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional. The Court then takes around 30 days to wait for any requests for a re-hearing, and then the ruling goes into action.
So, on June 17th, you best believe that we be takin' that shit by storm. The courts will be packed. It's like adding another 10% of marrying couples to the list to get a marriage license. Oh, the lines will make me so proud.
But to all of those who believe the end of the world is now officially coming, it's not.
And for all of those who believe the fight for same-sex marriage is now over, we're miles away from the finish line.
So everybody just chill for a second. AND THEN LET'S ALL GET REALLY MAD, cuz the fight really is just starting all over again.
Anti-same-sex marriage advocates are fighting for a constitutional amendment to the state of CA to be put on our Nov. ballot, that would re-establish the ban on what I am now calling "happy marriage" (the dash on my keyboard just broke, which means I can no longer hyphen the same-sex, in same-sex marriage (it just broke again)). It's very possible that it will pass, and that voters in CA will be able to vote to ban or affirm "happy marriage" in November.
Anti-same-sex marriage advocates are also fighting for a national constitutional amendment to be made to ban any "happy marriage" in the U.S.
And remember, the only other state to allow happy marriage is Massachusetts. And only residents of Mass., Rhode Island, and New Mexico (and now CA) can marry in Mass.
New Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey, and Connecticut permit civil unions (which is more like "content connectedness" rather than "happy marriage"), and CA also has a domestic-partner registration law (which is more like...a domestic-partner registration law rather than "happy marriage").
A dozen other states DO give same=sex couples (i found a replacement for the hyphen) some legal rights (which is kind of like saying that some states give people of color partial voting rights).
So I guess that means all of us (for and against happy marriage) still have a lot to work to day. SO NOBODY FREAK OUT YET! Unless, of course, you plan on getting married on June 17th. Then Congratulations, and plan on bringing an Nintendo DS to play while waiting in line for your marriage license.
-JCheng
Why?
Because, as CNN reports, June 17th will be the first day that California will legally allow same-sex marriages in California! Remember that on May 15th, the CA Supreme Court struck down the state's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional. The Court then takes around 30 days to wait for any requests for a re-hearing, and then the ruling goes into action.
So, on June 17th, you best believe that we be takin' that shit by storm. The courts will be packed. It's like adding another 10% of marrying couples to the list to get a marriage license. Oh, the lines will make me so proud.
But to all of those who believe the end of the world is now officially coming, it's not.
And for all of those who believe the fight for same-sex marriage is now over, we're miles away from the finish line.
So everybody just chill for a second. AND THEN LET'S ALL GET REALLY MAD, cuz the fight really is just starting all over again.
Anti-same-sex marriage advocates are fighting for a constitutional amendment to the state of CA to be put on our Nov. ballot, that would re-establish the ban on what I am now calling "happy marriage" (the dash on my keyboard just broke, which means I can no longer hyphen the same-sex, in same-sex marriage (it just broke again)). It's very possible that it will pass, and that voters in CA will be able to vote to ban or affirm "happy marriage" in November.
Anti-same-sex marriage advocates are also fighting for a national constitutional amendment to be made to ban any "happy marriage" in the U.S.
And remember, the only other state to allow happy marriage is Massachusetts. And only residents of Mass., Rhode Island, and New Mexico (and now CA) can marry in Mass.
New Hampshire, Vermont, New Jersey, and Connecticut permit civil unions (which is more like "content connectedness" rather than "happy marriage"), and CA also has a domestic-partner registration law (which is more like...a domestic-partner registration law rather than "happy marriage").
A dozen other states DO give same=sex couples (i found a replacement for the hyphen) some legal rights (which is kind of like saying that some states give people of color partial voting rights).
So I guess that means all of us (for and against happy marriage) still have a lot to work to day. SO NOBODY FREAK OUT YET! Unless, of course, you plan on getting married on June 17th. Then Congratulations, and plan on bringing an Nintendo DS to play while waiting in line for your marriage license.
-JCheng
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