Another state has followed in California's foot steps to legalize gay marriage through Supreme Court decision. Connecticut has become the third state in the US to legalize same sex marriage, and was the first state to institute same-sex domestic unions.The Court's opinion:
"Like these once prevalent views, our conventional understanding of marriage must yield to a more contemporary appreciation of the rights entitled to constitutional protection. Interpreting our state constitutional provisions in accordance with firmly established equal protection principles leads inevitably to the conclusion that gay persons are entitled to marry the otherwise qualified same sex partner of their choice. To decide otherwise would require us to apply one set of constitutional principles to gay persons and another to all others. The guarantee of equal protection under the law, and our obligation to uphold that command, forbids us from doing so. In accordance with these state constitutional requirements, same sex couples cannot be denied the freedom to marry."
The state has not put a hard and fast date on when same sex couples can begin getting marriage licenses, but will announce that soon. This is only right and fair, and I hope to see more come of this!
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