Yesterday a federal judge struck down Utah’s same-sex marriage ban, noting that the ban violated due process and equal protection rights under the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
U.S. District Judge Robert J. Shelby issued a 53-page ruling saying Utah’s law passed by voters in 2004 violates gay and lesbian couples’ rights to due process and equal protection under the 14th Amendment.
Shelby said the state failed to show that allowing same-sex marriages would affect opposite-sex marriages in any way.
“In the absence of such evidence, the State’s unsupported fears and speculations are insufficient to justify the State’s refusal to dignify the family relationships of its gay and lesbian citizens,” Shelby wrote.
Another extremely important issue for securing basic human rights and it comes on the heels of Uganda formalizing a legal criminality of homosexuality, today.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/uganda-passes-tough-new-law-against-homosexuality/2013/12/20/04cf3a28-6967-11e3-997b-9213b17dac97_story.html
Uganda’s abhorrent rulings are widely attributed to the hysteria caused in the country by western taught evangelical “christian,” missionaries condemning loving human relationships between ordinary individuals of the same sex, in that country.
Peace on earth, good will toward men, women, whatever.
(PS. I doubt I am the last remaining reader here Zach) Thanks for the post
Well there you go, Utah,…Uganda,..both begin with the letter U so isn’t it obvious? Keep typing Wile-E-Quixote, keep typing….
You’re, “it,” is as meaningless as your missed, “point,” was yesterday. I commented and did not “go,” anywhere in doing so, above.
If I thought you were sincere in any regard, I’d likely then appreciate your urging me to keep writing, but you appear to be polishing your profile as a threatening stalker with some sort of personal bone to pick………..
How about trying to intelligibly comment on topic next time? /rhetorical
@ttamaton
We’re worse than Utah. Utah.
I never thought Wisconsin would be this far behind on social change. I only hope democrats can work together to reclaim Wisconsin.
Wisconsin?
I thought we were Wississippi thanks to Republicans in this state.