OR Supreme Court Nullifies Gay Marriages

[Terre]

Decision just announced on our local channel Fox 12 News.

Approximately 3,000 marriages were performed last year.

I have no link, as yet.

edit: Link to story on Channel 8 KGW:
http://www.kgw.com/news-local/stories/kgw_041305_news_gay_marriage.1d47dc090.html

My heartfelt sympathies to all involved, but we won't ever give up hope. Oregon is normally progressive, so I think at least a civil union with the same rights as "normal marriages" would have a chance.

on edit again from the article above:

"The Democratic governor (Kulongoski) said that he is now working with a bipartisan group of senators on a bill that combines a proposed civil unions law with the anti-discrimination provisions."

[bertha katzenengel]

1. It was inevitable. Sad, but a necessary step in our fight for equality.

Sigh.

[New Dealer]

2. That sucks

The courts are the only hope.

[slackmaster]

3. I salute those who have allowed themselves to be used as test cases

It must be a rough ride for some of them.

Keep up the good fight!

:toast:

[MADem]

4. What can be done to reverse this for those affected?

At least good "protest season" has arrived, but I hope there is a strong effort to get that back. It's institutionalized discrimination.

[Mutley]

5. a friend of mine

and his very long term boyfriend have said this is why they will never try to get married because they just don't want to have to deal with all the craziness.

[BlueJazz]

6. The good news is, at least, Millions of Oregonians will...

..be able to sleep well tonight knowing that the Holy sanctimony of Marriage has been saved.

[classof56]

11. Well, I'm not one of them.

The supreme court has to base their decision on the law, that's a given and I'm all for it. What I really hate is that "we" passed the so-called "one man one woman" ballot measure last fall and our constitution now discriminates against a specific group of people. Ugly stuff--I have quit going to the church I was attending over that issue. Our governor has just proposed that civil unions be established with all the legal rights and privileges of marriage. A step in the right direction, but I do believe we'd better gear up for another fight with the right. While they're at it, maybe they can get a movement going to outlaw anyone living together outside marriage, then they should go for outlawing adultery (lot of that going around, even among the "Christians" I know) and then there's sex outside marriage of course...let's go for broke, folks. Nothing more important going on in the world! <sarcasm off now>.

Tired Old Cynic

[renaissanceguy]

12. while they go and cheat on their wives...

I'd like to see how a ban on extramarital affairs would play among the Repugs.
http://www.cafepress.com/liberalissues.14744291

[HuckleB]

7. A sad day. A lost battle. But the fight for what's right goes on. -nt-

[gratuitous]

8. A minor skirmish

La lucha sigue.

[katsy]

9. Maybe...

the government should get out of the marriage business altogether.

I don't think the government should be promoting marriage in the biblical sense.

As a heterosexual married woman (civil union/an athiest to boot), I would be happier with civil unions for all and leave the option for "marriage" in the realm of churches.

Equal rights for all.

[Hobarticus]

10. Doubt there'll be calls for judges' heads from gays and/or the left...

That the difference when we take the high road.

[brettdale]

13. Oregon Court Tosses Gay Marriage Licenses

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=519&ncid=716&e=6&u=/ap/20050415/ap_on_re_us/civil_unions_oregon