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Monday,
March 14, 2005
"Today's Court ruling demonstrates without
doubt that any objective review of this issue leads to only
one conclusion: Gays and Lesbians absolutely must be treated
equally and fairly in the law."
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Thom Lynch, Executive
Director, SF LGBT Community Center
Judge finds California's marriage law unconstitutional
- By LISA LEFF, Associated Press Writer
Monday, March 14, 2005
(03-14) 12:11 PST San Francisco (AP) --
A judge ruled Monday that California can no longer justify
limiting marriage to a man and a woman, a legal milestone
that if upheld on appeal would pave the way for the nation's
most populous state to follow Massachusetts in allowing same-sex
couples to wed.
In an opinion that had been awaited because of San Francisco's
historical role as a gay rights battleground, San Francisco
County Superior Court Judge Richard Kramer said that withholding
marriage licenses from gays and lesbians is unconstitutional.
"It appears that no rational purpose exists for limiting
marriage in this state to opposite-sex partners," Kramer
wrote.
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