Gay marriage is legal in California… again!

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by on August 4, 2010 at 5:27 pm

A federal judge in San Francisco ruled on Wednesday that gay couples in California can once again get married as he declared Proposition 8 unconstitutional.

U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker said the ban on gay marriage passed by California voters in 2008 violates the constitutional right of gays to marry the person of their choice.

“Plaintiffs challenge Proposition 8 under the Due Process and Equal Protection Clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment,” the judge wrote. “Each challenge is independently meritorious, as Proposition 8 both unconstitutionally burdens the exercise of the fundamental right to marry and creates an irrational classification on the basis of sexual orientation.”

Prop 8 supporters are expected to appeal Judge Walker’s historic decision in the case, Perry vs. Schwarzenegger.  Walker, however, said he based his decision on facts given during testimony by both sides. Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger did not show up to defend Prop 8 during the trial.

Charles Winters is the Chief Executive Officer and Editorial Director our parent company (his namesake, Charles Winters Information Management) where he oversees such media outlets as GaySocialites.com, queerplanet.net, CouponAngel.us and FiDiNYC.info. He founded GaySocialites.com in 2005 and served as Editor-in-Chief until 2011. He still contributes to GaySocialites.com by regularly reporting news, penning a weekly op-ed piece and hosting our original television/ radio programs titled “GaySocialites.com presents…”

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