I couldn't let the great news from California today go unremarked upon.
If you haven't heard (and how could you not have?!), Federal Judge Vaughn Walker ruled today that California's Proposition 8, the state constitutional amendment that revoked the rights of same sex couples to marry in that state, was unconstitutional.
This is obviously fantastic news for equality in California and in the United States as a whole. We're getting ever closer to the day when LGBT Americans have the same civil rights that heterosexuals take for granted.
Of course, it's also just the latest step in the process, since from here the ruling will be appealed to Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and from there to the Supreme Court.
Towleroad has a fascinating round up of reaction quotes from both sides of the issue that's worth taking a look at. Those from the supporters of Prop 8 are irritating, to put it mildly, but they do illustrate the mindset of those we're up against in this fight for equality.
