There is such a large amount of gay couples expecting to be wed that hundreds of people have been deputized in major cities to officiate at the ceremonies.
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsome, will officiate at city hall and his first act will be to wed Phyllis Lyon, 84, and Del Martin, 87, a lesbian couple who have been together for 55 years.
Of course there are going to be some nasty elements. The ignorant folks over at the Westboro Baptist Chruch will be protesting with their "God Hates Fags" signs and whatnot.
In addition to the great victory this was for civil rights and freedom, analysts expect that there will be an economic benefit as well.
In a report issued this month, the University of Southern California's Williams Institute estimated that extending marriage to gays and lesbians would boost state revenues by more than $63m.
The study anticipates that about half of the state's 102,000 registered same-sex couples will marry in California in the next three years; it also predicts that more than 60,000 same-sex couples will come from other states to marry.
They will spend some $683m, helping to create more than 2,000 jobs and generating $55m in state and local taxes. Marriage license fees alone will bring in $8.8m.
The California state supreme court's ruling will make the state the second in the Union to have legal gay marriage. Massachusetts is the other state. A voter initiative to amend California's state constitution to ban gay marriage is expected to be on the ballot in November.I hope it fails. I really do.
Today is certainly a victory for civil rights and freedom in our country. It may not happen all at once, but it is a foot in the door and that is better than nothing at all.
If one where to take a magnifying glass to the arguments against gay marriage, you will find one common rational behind it.
Religion. Religion. Religion.
As we know we live in a secular society with a secular government.
At least that is how it is supposed to work. It gets foggy when you have a president that claims that God speaks to him. It gets foggier when faith and science mix.
I hope that I live to see where across the nation gay marriage is recognized and legal.
The battle for freedom never ends. There are many obstacles in the way, but above all humanity needs to stay strong and fight for each other's rights.
Moments like these make me proud.
Here's to happy marriage for all of the newly weds in California.
2 comments:
I hope that I live to see where across the nation gay marriage is recognized as yucky.
The battle for freedom never ends.
Like the battle to keep my kids from seeing stories like this on the evening news. I had to turn the TV quick tonight. I'm not answering these questions yet !
Here's to long and miserable happy marriage for all the newly married gays in California. Hope you all get whacked with mariage penalty as soon as possible.
Congratulation and good luck Mr. Sulu.
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