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Written by NetBear on May 15, 2008 – 10:05 am -
Moments ago the California Supreme Court ruled in favor of California LGBT people, declaring that each of us has the freedom to marry the person we love.
This is a landmark victory for our community. It’s a victory for fairness and justice. And it’s an incredible victory for California—a land of opportunity. Today, for the first time in history, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) Californians are truly equal. California bears finally have the right to marry their cub.
The court’s decision becomes final in 30 days unless that period is extended by court order. Also the lower courts in California have a few procedural steps to complete. But very shortly, exact date to be determined, same-sex couples will be able to marry in California.
Read the complete press release at Equality California.
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Same-sex Couples Ask California Supreme Court to Strike Down Marriage Ban
Written by NetBear on February 6, 2008 – 4:30 pm -(San Francisco, CA, February 6, 2008) — The California Supreme Court announced today that it will hear oral arguments on March 4 in the marriage cases challenging the exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage.
While Bearotic isn’t particularly political in nature (we don’t even have a politics category), we do subscribe that every bear should be able to marry his cub.
Fifteen same-sex couples, Equality California, and Our Family Coalition will be represented at oral arguments by Shannon Price Minter, Legal Director of the National Center for Lesbian Rights, which is serving as co-counsel with Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union, Heller Ehrman LLP and the Law Office of David C. Codell.
Read the complete press release at Equality California.