We shall overcome... having our marriage thought of as a state contract
Filed by: Alex Blaze
September 18, 2008 6:00 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/09/we_shall_overcome_having_our_marriage_th.phpThis is really, really silly. I hope that this won't catch on elsewhere just because it would make me lose faith in humanity (via PZ Meyers):
In May, after the California State Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage legal, the courts mandated state officials to provide gender-neutral licenses and other marriage forms. "Bride" and "groom" became "Party A" and "Party B."
Bird and Codding have refused to complete the new forms, a stand that has already cost them. Because their marriage is not registered with the state, Bird cannot sign up for Codding's medical benefits or legally take his name. They are now exploring their options, she said.
They refuse to get married because a state contract refers to them as equals? Do they go through every state form they fill out and look for equally evil gender-neutral language?
