Unconstitutional to Deny Gay Marriage, says Connecticut Supreme Court
It is amazing how history repeats itself. Apparently we have discovered yet again, that separate is not equal. The state of Connecticut had previously provided Civil Unions as an option for gay couples but did not allow marriage. That has now changed as the Supreme Court ruled in a 4-3 decision in Kerrigan and Mock v. the Connecticut Department of Public Health, legalizing same-sex marriage in the state.
Justice Richard N. Palmer wrote for the majority: “We conclude that, in light of the history of pernicious discrimination faced by gay men and lesbians, and because the institution of marriage carries with it a status and significance that the newly created classification of civil unions does not embody, the segregation of heterosexual and homosexual couples into separate institutions constitutes a cognizable harm."
Connecticut joins California and Massachusetts as the only three states in the union who provide full marriage benefits without discriminating on the basis of gender or sexual orientation. The three states allow out-of-state couples to wed which introduces legal complexities for citizens of states that have laws prohibiting such actions. In Wisconsin, same sex couples who marry out of state, face fines up to $10,000 and nine months in prison! This is a law from 1915, five years before women had the right to vote and is clearly just as outdated.
In the words of our founding fathers: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Seems pretty clear to me.
Justice Richard N. Palmer wrote for the majority: “We conclude that, in light of the history of pernicious discrimination faced by gay men and lesbians, and because the institution of marriage carries with it a status and significance that the newly created classification of civil unions does not embody, the segregation of heterosexual and homosexual couples into separate institutions constitutes a cognizable harm."
Connecticut joins California and Massachusetts as the only three states in the union who provide full marriage benefits without discriminating on the basis of gender or sexual orientation. The three states allow out-of-state couples to wed which introduces legal complexities for citizens of states that have laws prohibiting such actions. In Wisconsin, same sex couples who marry out of state, face fines up to $10,000 and nine months in prison! This is a law from 1915, five years before women had the right to vote and is clearly just as outdated.
In the words of our founding fathers: “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” Seems pretty clear to me.
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