Am I the only one who found it interesting that, within hours of hearing that America’s most infamous homophobe, Fred Phelps, had passed away, that a federal judge ruled that Michigan’s ban on same-sex marriage was unconstitutional?
There’s a certain kind of poetic beauty in that, isn’t there?
Congratulations to all of my friends who will soon be lining up at courthouses across Michigan to obtain marriage licenses.
I know that the fight for equality isn’t over by a long shot, but it really does feel as though we’re moving from winter into spring in more than just a “this happens every year” sense.
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Actually they can start getting gay married tomorrow morning.
Check the comments for an update by the reporter:
http://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/index.ssf/2014/03/washtenaw_county_clerk_ready_t_1.html
“Washtenaw County clerk ready to issue marriage licenses to gay couples Monday:
The original story:
The addition referenced by Eddie:
It’s smart on their part not to give the Republicans too much time to try to get a stay order in place.
I highly recommend that people read the entire opinion. It is just all sorts of awesome. In essence, it tells the defendants to suck on their expert witness and his “funded by a third party” opinion, roll it in shit and then shove it up their ass. I felt so jolly as I read it…really, really well done!
I’m very proud to say that, barring a last-minute stay of Judge Friedman’s ruling, the Washtenaw County Clerk’s office will be open tomorrow (Saturday) from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. to receive marriage license applications from same-sex (or any) couples. We’ve had to set a limit of 60 due to staff availability. The office will re-open on Monday at 8:30 a.m. The 3-day waiting period for the license can be waived for a fee of $0.01 tomorrow and Monday.
If you’re interested, please make sure to look this over:
http://www.ewashtenaw.org/government/clerk_register/cr_vitals_marriage_info.html
The image above is of Jayne Rowse and April DeBoer celebrate ruling with a woman I assume is their attorney. You can see the video here.
http://www.wxyz.com/news/judge-rules-on-michigans-same-sex-marriage-ban
Looking forward to a Saturday wedding ceremony!
First “Cosmos” looks at the camera and says “evolution is real” and now this. It’s like living in the “Thaw of Elightenment”.
God will lay waste to Michigan in revenge, buses will fail to work, public schools will shut down, jobs will be lost, buildings will burn, more potholes will appear, our Governor will say something.
Oh wait, Michigan is already a wasteland.
This is what happens when you encourage people to eat enormous sausages together.
OMG Patti! You are so right. Folks, you should read every delicious word of this ruling. Honestly, it will salve your wounds when you start to think that there are no rational people left in power. It’s like an adult finally showed up.
Our friend Beth Bashert just posted the above image to Facebook along with the following note… “We are number 45.”
You can read the ruling here:
http://www.detroitnews.com/article/20140321/SPECIAL01/140321003/
Looking at the photo, I don’t see anyone with a dog or a horse they’re hoping to mary. I guess Santorum was wrong.
Is anyone allowed to straight marry anymore?
How can you say this isn’t Satanic? It happened the day after the world experienced it’s darkest night in the past 500 years.
http://io9.com/5715413/tonight-will-be-the-darkest-night-of-the-past-500-years
As I’m sure you’ve heard by now, the 6th Circuit Court issued a “stay” of Judge Friedman’s ruling this evening, making same-sex marriage once again something that cannot lawfully be done. The following is from Washtenaw County Clerk Lawrence Kestenbaum,
It may be summer 2015 before gay couples married last weekend know if their marriages will be honored.
Read more:
http://www.freep.com/article/20140325/NEWS06/303250144