On Friday, Feb. 4, 2005, New York Justice Doris Ling-Cohan handed down the decision that discriminating against same-sex couples on the "...fundamental right to choose one's spouse" was wrong. Challenging defendants to give a compelling reason to restrict heterosexual couples from marriage. Which would make it legal to discriminate.
Justice Doris Ling-Cohan ordered that state's Domestic Relations Law to be rewritten. To reflect a neutral stance and allowing same-sex couples to marry throughout the city's jurisdictions. That ruling was suspended for 30 days to allow for appeals. But an appeal by the state is not expected.
Read more at gay.com
Filed under: Commentaries
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment