Same-Sex Marriages Put On Hold In California

Wayne Besen August 17, 2010

What is that saying about justice delayed is justice denied?

On Monday afternoon, a three-judge panel of the Ninth Circuit reversed a decision Judge Walker made on Aug. 12 in which he ordered his Aug. 4 ruling to take effect on Aug. 18. In a brief order, Ninth Circuit judges Sidney Thomas, Edward Levy and Michael Daly Hawkins, extended the stay until it has a chance to consider a full review of Judge Walker’s Aug. 4 order.

Once again, same-sex couples are told to check their rights at the door until the lords of our lives make decisions about whether the U.S. constitution applies to us. We should not read too much into this, because it will not affect the case. However, every day that passes where we are second class citizens stings — and cheapens the promise of America.

Prop. 8

About the Author

Wayne Besen is the Founding Executive Director of Truth Wins Out and author of “Anything But Straight: Unmasking the Scandals and Lies Behind the Ex-Gay Myth” (Haworth, 2003). In 2010, Besen was awarded the “Visionary Award” at the Out Music Awards for organizing the American Prayer Hour, an event which shined a spotlight on the role American evangelicals played in the introduction of Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Bill.

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3 Comments

NFQ August 17, 2010 at 12:27 pm -

I agree with your point, Wayne, but at the same time I see the benefit to the stay. While waiting a few more days for rights is painful, it *might* be preferable to ricocheting back and forth between having rights and not having them, people getting married and then suddenly having their marriages annulled, general contract law chaos, etc. I’m not saying either option is *good* of course. Just that the stay might not be quite the slap in the face it feels like.
Bob August 17, 2010 at 12:44 pm -

If prop 8 goes to the SCOTUS and is thrown out then that basically means every state must allow gay marriage now doesn’t it? So without prop. 8 that may have taken years longer. Isn’t prop. 8 just forcing the issue faster?
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