Today it starts. . . . . . . . GOOD!

[Stinky The Clown]

http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/local-beat/Supreme-Court-Refuses-to-Stop-Same-Sex-Marriage-Law-86063217.html

Supreme Court Refuses to Stop Same-Sex Marriage Law

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to block the District of Columbia's gay marriage law, freeing the city to issue its first marriage licenses to same-sex couples beginning Wednesday.

At least 50 couples were waiting in the hall outside the city's marriage bureau when it opened at 8:30 a.m. Wednesday. Cheering
erupted as the first couple signed in. And, of course, what's a Washington get-together without cupcakes?

Sinjoyla Townsend, 41, and her partner of 12 years, Angelisa Young, 47, claimed the first spot in line just after 6 a.m. Young said it's like waking up on Christmas morning.

Washington will be the sixth place in the nation where gay marriages can take place. Because of a mandatory waiting period,
however, couples won't actually be able to marry in the District until March 9. Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New
Hampshire and Vermont currently issue licenses to same-sex couples.

[JNelson6563]

1. The enlightenment spreads.

Maybe I'm a sucker but this inspires hope in me that I may live to see the day where everyone really *is* equal in the eyes of the law of this country.

Julie

[Solly Mack]

2. k/r

[gratuitous]

3. Oh no!

Think of all the Republicans whose marriages will now fall apart. They'll have no choice but to blame gay marriage for the break-up of their opposite marriage.

:think:

Heyyyyy, now they can blame teh gays!

[rbixby]

4. I wonder when the catholic church is going to realize

that they can't scare us into discriminating against people by their sexual orientation.

[pleah]

5. K&R

[Skinner]

6. Awesome! Makes me wonder...

...If SCOTUS declined to stop the DC gay marriage law, does this suggest they might be inclined to look favorably on the Boies/Olson case?

Obviously, refusing to block the pro-gay marriage law in DC is not the same as actively declaring all state/local anti-gay-marriage laws unconstitutional. But it seems like a positive sign.

[Stinky The Clown]

7. "Boies/Olson"

That's where my head went when I heard this on teevee this morning.

I agree ..... this is hopeful.

[Beetwasher]

8. Beautiful, Simply Beautiful

Thank you DC for this breath of sanity.