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Post by elaine on Oct 6, 2014 16:48:18 GMT
With the Supreme Court refusing to hear appeals from five states, including Virginia, which wanted the Supreme Court to overturn lower courts' finding their same-sex marriage bans to be unconstitutional, they have cleared the path for same-sex marriages to be legally conducted in those states. In VA, same sex marriages will start being legally conducted at 1 pm!  link to Washington Post story |
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Post by lucyg on Oct 6, 2014 18:27:09 GMT
Cool news. Congrats, Virginia!
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Post by stittsygirl on Oct 6, 2014 18:37:27 GMT
Yay!!! Marriages are happening again in Utah too. So many happy families today  . |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2014 18:38:06 GMT
This just may be the "snowball" starting down the hill to give everyone marriage equality.
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Post by flanz on Oct 6, 2014 19:24:07 GMT
This just may be the "snowball" starting down the hill to give everyone marriage equality. I hope so Jenny. I wish the SCOTUS had taken that step now, but at least this is not a step backwards as I had feared! I'm a straight mom who loves her dh and straight kids and gay friends and who believes love is love is love when it's between two consenting adults. |
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Post by Really Red on Oct 6, 2014 19:33:02 GMT
Got the happy chills!!
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Post by elaine on Oct 6, 2014 19:33:38 GMT
It is a happy day here in VA! There have been a number of marriages already performed. They are predicting that by refusing to hear the appeals of these five states - VA, Utah, Oklahoma, Indiana and Wisconsin - that six other states will have their bans overturned too - West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kansas, Colorado, and Wyoming. @gajenny, I think you are right, this is the snowball that will result in an avalanche.  |
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Post by lucyg on Oct 6, 2014 23:33:12 GMT
Well, now it's suddenly going to be 60% of the states that have same-sex marriage, instead of 60% that don't. That's a huge, huge difference. And a lot of them are red states. I think this is the stage where we hit critical mass and that snowball starts a-rollin'. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 6, 2014 23:34:28 GMT
Just waiting for Florida's case to be heard by the SCOTUS and hoping for the same results.
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Post by Nanner on Oct 6, 2014 23:53:57 GMT
Good to hear. Slowly but surely, the right thing is happening throughout the US with respect to same sex marriage.
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