Supreme Court ruling of DOMA and Prop. 8 to be decided on 6/26 at 10 AM

After much delay, it will (hopefully) finally happen.

http://www.theatlanticwire.com/politics/2013/06/supreme-court-rule-doma-prop-8/66573/]Link

I am incredibly on edge about this. Please make the right choice, guys (and it should be obvious which side I'm on here).

Fingers are crossed

After that whole deflect with the voting requirements, I wish I could say this should be a clean sweep

i am excite

http://i.imgur.com/ahpA5RB.jpg


c'mon now, do the right thing~




EDIT: yayyyyy happy day today c:

The countdown to @FrozNlite; player days. :f3:

"DOMA has been struck down.
5-4:DOMA is unconstitutional as a deprivation of the equal liberty of persons that is protected by the Fifth Amendment."

http://www.scotusblog.com/

OH MY GOD.

so much joy right now

Ding dong DOMA's dead! :f2:


http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2013/06/26...urt/?hpt=hp_t1

Ruling - http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions...2-307_g2bh.pdf

Prop. 8 is also down for the count!

This has been a wonderful few days in America. So much progress!

@FrozNlite, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?

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@FrozNlite, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?

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Trying to explain to all the men he said "Of course I love you, and would love to marry you, but we can't right now." :f3:

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This has been a wonderful few days in America. So much progress!

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Definitely one of the peak points in my lifetime so far.

Truly one big leap for America. :f2:

I have not read today's daily paper, so I'm kinda confused here. Anyone mind telling me what's DOMA and Prop. 8?
Edit: Is DOMA basically no gay/lesbian marriage?

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Originally Posted by SoR0XaS

I have not read today's daily paper, so I'm kinda confused here. Anyone mind telling me what's DOMA and Prop. 8?
Edit: Is DOMA basically no gay/lesbian marriage?

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DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) basically defines marriage as being between a man and a woman only and denies same-sex couples the same rights as a heterosexual married couple. Prop. 8 bans same-sex marriage in California.

That's been my take on it, anyway.

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Originally Posted by MariaColette

DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) basically defines marriage as being between a man and a woman only and denies same-sex couples the same rights as a heterosexual married couple. Prop. 8 bans same-sex marriage in California.

That's been my take on it, anyway.

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So basically, DOMA discourages same sex marriages in the US while Prop 8 bans it completely in California?
Yikes.

Is it really a victory for an entire country when equality has to be imposed on it by its highest court.

Oh, and pardon me, but I just had to post this.
http://d3j5vwomefv46c.cloudfront.net...jpg?1323536192
Expecting DOMA and Prop. 8 to be down pretty soon.

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Originally Posted by SoR0XaS

So basically, DOMA discourages same sex marriages in the US while Prop 8 bans it completely in California?
Yikes.

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Although you can get married in some states, while others have outright banned it (california), the federal government (until today) has not recognized homosexual marriage. Because the IRS/Fed's did not acknowledge it, the benefits of being married on a tax return do not qualify. In this specific case they tried to get a refund on an Estate, but they could not get a "joint(married)" tax rate which affected how much they would receive back in a negative way.

It's like going to an amusment park and being allowed to be in a group even though you aren't family, but not being able to get the group discount on the local shops because you aren't acknowledged as a group unless you ARE family.

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Is it really a victory for an entire country when equality has to be imposed on it by its highest court.

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Pessimistic as always Ricky :f3:. You have to remember, it only takes one man to challenge it, until the highest authority tells him "No you're wrong". Although I digress, 5:4, a victory, is a rather dissapointing one :|

By the way, search "Gay" on Google. (Safe results on, and not images/videos, reccomended LOL)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLTZctTG6cE

Can't say I'm disappointed with this.

That's awesome news, well done America.

Got a bit emotional reading these reactions and those are just celebrities, I can't imagine the response from the LGBT community. i'd probably be crying my eyes out reading their reactions.

This was pretty great, but hopefully most people won't forget that pomegranate the NSA has been doing, and what's going on with Edward Snowden. Cause that's pretty important too lately, and I think with this, people might actually forget about it, since they're so excited right now.