Kepler's UnclesOur 2nd Anniversary
Submitted by robin on Tue, 06/07/2005 - 9:07am.
Happy Anniversary to us! Many of you witnessed our wedding two years ago in our backyard. The trees you gave us as wedding gifts are very tall now. Where the dance floor was, there is now a cottage garden with fruit trees and wildflowers.
When will we be able to legally wed? Things are looking good in the California courts but bad everywhere else. The Attorney General has appealed the recent ruling that denying marriage licenses based on sex is unconstitutional. The Religious Freedam and Defense of Civil Marriage Act (which would have allowed us to marry legally) was defeated by 1 vote in the California Assembly. There will probably be a ballot measure this fall to deny us all the legal protections we have gained so far in California. As you probably know, such measures have already passed in several states and many states have passed constitutional amendments to deny marriage rights. I just want our relationship to have the same legal protections as other people have and the same respect.
When will we be able to legally wed? Things are looking good in the California courts but bad everywhere else. The Attorney General has appealed the recent ruling that denying marriage licenses based on sex is unconstitutional. The Religious Freedam and Defense of Civil Marriage Act (which would have allowed us to marry legally) was defeated by 1 vote in the California Assembly. There will probably be a ballot measure this fall to deny us all the legal protections we have gained so far in California. As you probably know, such measures have already passed in several states and many states have passed constitutional amendments to deny marriage rights. I just want our relationship to have the same legal protections as other people have and the same respect.