The Opinion in Full

thanks to legalmoose for providing the link

I love reading these things, because it gives me hope. For those who are living in the dark, the California Supreme Court has ruled that the state's domestic partnership vs. marriage practices constitute a discriminatory practice against same-sex couples, and that the definition of marriage as being between one man and one woman is also discriminatory.

Please take the time to read through the first 12 pages at least. It's a fascinating, if wonky, read. The remainder of the document goes into the details of the different cases which led to the decision, the constitutional issues, response to the plaintiffs in the case, response to the attorney general, scrutinizing the domestic partnership law, and the remediation needed to correct the inequity (extending marriage to everyone).

The funny thing is, I just wrote an article for If Journal about marriage rights and marriage rites. I think the issue has already gone to press, and it's already out of date.

How wonderful.

Tonight I spent hours with a group of faeries working up ideas for our HIV prevention campaign for Pride. We've got a great group of potentials, that we need to build up into a reality. Some of the messages are scary, some clever, some funny, some sexy, all are informative, and all are good. Now we refine and play around with images, we get our facts together, and then we go to press. It's going to be a really cool series of things. I can't wait to have them out there!