California can stay.

[azurelunatic]

Dailykos advises us to read page 36.

Proposition 8 reasonably must be interpreted in a limited fashion as eliminating only the right of same-sex couples to equal access to the designation of marriage, and as not otherwise affecting the constitutional right of those couples to establish an officially recognized family relationship.

If that's not a "fuck you, h8ers" from California's Supreme Court...

It's more slyly dismissive than "here's one in the eye", and will be crushing to the people who want it to be legally called "marriage". But from a human rights standpoint, oh yes baby. Oh yes.

Comments

[betweenthebliss.livejournal.com]

yeah, that's what i've wanted for ages, actually, i'm really hoping that's the route they go. if you object to gay "marriage" on religious grounds, and if what gay couples want is legal equality, then it stands to reason removing the label of marriage and giving everyone the same rights should please everyone.

except the people who don't think gay couples should be allowed equal rights. and those people we set on fire.

[azurelunatic]

Have you read about the y2gay problem? (I love that article so much.)

I'm thinking that California should have its forms altered to read Partner 1 and Partner 2 sort of like it did, but allow a blank for user-entered *titles* of Partner 1 and Partner 2, because there was a couple that threw a hissyfit about not being allowed to register as Husband and Wife. This would, granted, open the door for some Very Silly Titles, but would make state-issued forms that get made in a mail-merge that much nicer. If it's Husband and Husband, then theoretically the state could send a letter to "Mr. X And Husband" ...or "Mrs. X And Snookie-Wookums".

[betweenthebliss.livejournal.com]

personally when i get married i am DEFINITELY making my spouse go by 'snookie-wookums'. XD

but yes-- i'd never seen the article before and thank you ever so for the lulz, and awesome analysis. and i agree; partner titles would help. it'd be nice if there was at least some equality on paper, y'know? XP