I'm pretty excited about the outcome on this. We've been talking about it all morning in the office.
This ruling goes deeper than just marriage;
no legal rights can be withheld based on someone's sexual orientation.
Quote:
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The opinion then observes that "in contrast to earlier times, our state now recognizes that an individual’s capacity to establish a loving and long-term committed relationship with another person and responsibly to care for and raise children does not depend upon the individual’s sexual orientation, and, more generally, that an individual’s sexual orientation - like a person’s race or gender - does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights."
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That's from a nice seven page summary PDF,
here.
That summary was put out by the
NCLR. A friend of mine works there. At about 10:02 this morning her away message went from "OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG" to "WE WON!!"
