Gay Marriage / Gay Rights

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SUPREME COURT ADDRESSES MARRIAGE EQUALITY

It's a big day for same-sex marriage advocates and opponents.

The Supreme Court justices are meeting today to offer the first public indication of where they stand in the dispute over whether states can continue defining marriage as the union of a man and a woman, and whether the Constitution gives gay and lesbian couples the right to marry anywhere in the country.

The court is hearing extended arguments, scheduled to last 2 ½ hours, which also will explore whether states that do not permit same-sex marriage must nonetheless recognize such unions from elsewhere. Currently, for example, a gay couple married in Oregon won't be recognized as married if they move to Kentucky where the state constitution bans gay marriage.




People on both sides of the issue gathered outside the marble courthouse this morning to protest bans, advocate for legalization, advocate for states' rights to decide, protest gay marriage, etc...

The Supreme Court is addressing suits from couples in four of the 14 states that still ban gay marriage. It's expected that if the court decides in favor of the plaintiffs, it will eradicate any further attempts the other 10 states may make to continue their bans on same-sex marriage, and gay couples will be able to legally marry throughout the U.S.

The briefs by the plaintiffs are said to read much like those that resulted in the end of interracial marriage bans in 1967. The final ruling is expected by June.

Ref: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/28...58274.html