Comments on: Same-sex weddings begin in California next month http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7756.html/ PinkNews.co.uk Gay News (UK and world) from Pink News - all the gay news for the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered community in the UK and beyond- thegaynews from Pink News Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:41:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Bill Perdue, RainbowRED http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7756.html/comment-page-1/#comment-31074 Bill Perdue, RainbowRED Thu, 29 May 2008 16:49:30 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=7756#comment-31074 Robert, the combined populations of California, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Iowa (with a pending court decision) equal roughly 72 millions out of a total US population of 301 millions. We still have a long way to go this year alone the number of people living in states that recognize same sex marriage jumped by over 50 million. California and New York recognize same sex marriage instead of the debasing “second class citizen” status of civil unions and civil partnerships. Hopefully the California decision will prompt equally healthy developments in the EU and elsewhere. Robert, the combined populations of California, New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Iowa (with a pending court decision) equal roughly 72 millions out of a total US population of 301 millions. We still have a long way to go this year alone the number of people living in states that recognize same sex marriage jumped by over 50 million.

California and New York recognize same sex marriage instead of the debasing “second class citizen” status of civil unions and civil partnerships. Hopefully the California decision will prompt equally healthy developments in the EU and elsewhere.

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]]> By: Robert, ex-pat Brit http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-7756.html/comment-page-1/#comment-31062 Robert, ex-pat Brit Thu, 29 May 2008 12:40:26 +0000 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/?p=7756#comment-31062 FULL equality! Way to go California. New Jersey and New York are next! Goodbye to discrimination in the form of civil unions! No longer will we be segregated. FULL equality! Way to go California. New Jersey and New York are next! Goodbye to discrimination in the form of civil unions! No longer will we be segregated.

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