In California!!! How exciting! I am hoping that this will soon spread across our nation, but if not, then here we come Cali!! How great would it be for Micki and I to be legally married and have ALL of the same rights as heterosexual couples....For Micki to be able to adopt our son (since she cannot here in the state of Michigan), for us to have medical rights and to make medical decisions for each other.....to have estate rights.....Read below....
In striking down the ban, the court said, "In contrast to earlier times, our state now recognizes that an individual's capacity to establish a loving and long-term committed relationship with another person and responsibly to care for and raise children does not depend upon the individual's sexual orientation, and, more generally, that an individual's sexual orientation — like a person's race or gender — does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights."
Here is the rest of the story if you want to read it:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage
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