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US "Defence of Marriage Act" & Proposition 8 struck down

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  • 26-06-2013 4:30pm
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    L1011
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Motoring & Transport Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 67,746 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    Two fairly important things even here, seeing as how the US is respected (rightly or wrongly) by the government here in many ways:

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/06/26/supreme-court-doma-decision_n_3454811.html

    Section 3 of DOMA which federally banned same-sex marriages from being recognised has been struck down; and the challenge to the previous striking down of the Californian Proposition 8 has also been struck down; meaning that same-sex marriage will be legal in California again.


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    Vojera
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    Yay! I always found it completely bizarre that married gay couples in the US had significantly fewer legal rights than couples in a civil partnership in Ireland.

    There's still a way to go (there's no obligation on any state to introduce marriage equality, or to recognise same-sex marriages registered in other states) but it's a great result. A little disappointing that the margin was so close (5-4 in favour of repealing Section 3 of DOMA), but not surprising.


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    manic mailman
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    Vojera wrote: »
    A little disappointing that the margin was so close (5-4 in favour of repealing Section 3 of DOMA), but not surprising.

    I guess the result is the main thing here. Another small step in the right direction...


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    ewan whose army
    Registered Users Posts: 484 ✭✭ewan whose army


    The US has finally joined the 21st Century


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