Good thing I stocked up on rice!

My best friends brother called last night~ the wedding is in August .I can think of no finer man I have ever met,and am so happy for them both.

Of course reality won't change.  You will still be two men. 

You okay Way?

Two men, *AND* a married couple.  Don't forget that, Buffoo.

Doing great Sage and wishing the same for everyone.

Good  to hear Way! 

Rice is too precious to waste at weddings now.

Throw bird seed.

Or money.

w00t!

Seriously, it's long past time California stopped discriminating against churches.  Heck, it's long past time the whole nation did.

Healthier for the birds, too.  And throwing money is cheaper. :)

 Im happy for all of those who will be able to get married now!!! :o) Congrats!

June 17th, game 7 of the Lakers vs. Celtics series. I can't wait for that day either....

Honest question.  I'm not sure I've read this anywhere, but would this law recognize same gender marriage from another state? (Mass.)  Also, would federal employees in CA have their legally married same gender spouses covered by benefits (since the fed gov doesn't recognize same-gender marriage?) 

 What would Roper Do?
(click on the pic and discuss!)

Tell ya what he *WOULDN'T* do.  He wouldn't spring for the wedding.  Cheap b*stard.

Linfestyp, I think the answers are 1) yes, and 2) no.  And CA same-sex marriages would be recognized by NY. 

I'm with you OB.......GO LAKERS!!!!!

linfestyp

As for CA recognizing marriages for MA, Canada, Spain, South Africa etc...yes CA will recognize those same-sex marriages.

As for benefits from the federal gov. the answer is no..since DOMA is currently enforced. Also, Fed/IRS will not recognize same-sex couples and any benefits received one one spouse for the other would be consider income in kind and taxed.

BTW..the Celtics are going to win!!!!

Nooo wayyyy Lakers are going to win!!!

Thomas, I'll bet you a large pink feather boa that the Lakers win it all.

(But if I lose, which I don't think will happen, where the hell am I gonna get one of those?)

If same-sex marriage is not the "will" of the people of the State of California today, it will be in the very near future.  Proposition 22 passed with 61.2% of the vote in 2000.  Polls show a 5-10% increase in support for gay marriage in the 8 years since then.  This indicates that the vote should be very close indeed.   More interesting, the most recent field poll broke support for gay marriage into age categories, this showed:

18-29yrs      68% approve

30-39yrs      58% approve

40-49yrs      51% approve

50-64yrs     47% approve

65+yrs       & nbsp;  36% approve

Every year, several hundred thousand 18 year olds, a strong majority of whom support gay marriage, become eligible to vote, while every year several hundred thousand elderly persons, a strong majority of whom oppose gay marriage, pass on and are dropped from the voter rolls.  So its only a matter of time until the "majority" becomes the "minority".

14 todays until marriage equality

BTW: A researcher at the UCLA estimates that gay marriage could inject $370 million into the state’s economy over the next three years—provided, of course, that California voters don’t decide to ban gay marriage in November of this year.

http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtm...>M.V. Lee Badgett, research director at the Williams Institute on Sexual Orientation Law and Public Policy at the UCLA School of Law, estimates that gay weddings could add $370 million to the state economy over the next three years, according to a story in the Los Angeles Times.

http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtm...>Wedding planners, bakers, florists, caterers, and hotels have already noticed an uptick in business since the California supreme court's May 15 decision to overturn a state ban on gay marriage.

http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtm...>The estimate is based on the assumption that about half of California's 92,000 same-sex couples will get married and that those couples will spend approximately $8,040 on their weddings.

http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtm...>The $370 million figure is a rough estimate since no one can accurately predict how many gay couples will actually tie the knot nor how much couples will spend on their weddings.

http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtm...>The figure could be smaller since the supreme court ruling could be nullified. State officials are currently verifying petition signatures for a proposed November 4 ballot initiative that would amend the state constitution to prohibit same-sex marriage.

http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtm...>If the supreme court does not stay its ruling, California counties can begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples beginning June 17.

Source for this copy/paste was the advocate.

For a state that is needing money, dont understand why turning down a good source of income which will help keep taxes low.

SPAM CODE: FUVQG ???

Calif. court won't delay gay weddings until vote

Justices deny appeal for stay until voters decide on ban initiative

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id...

there are about 100,000 couples who live in CA that will now be able to marry.

I said a couple of years ago that it was just a matter of time and that time is on our side.