Why the Victory in California is so Special
Filed by: Juan and Ken Ahonen-Jover
June 1, 2008 12:00 PM
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/06/why_the_victory_in_california_is_so_spec.php (http://www.bilerico.com/2008/06/why_the_victory_in_california_is_so_spec.php)
The decision by the California Supreme Court that same sex couples have the same right to marry as anybody else makes California the first state in the Union where LGBTQ people are treated fully equal under the law. For example, in Massachusetts, where same sex couples can also marry, there are important transgender protections missing that other states like California have.