Ninth Circuit Court Refuses to Lift Stay on Marriages

[and-justice-for-all]

We're deeply disappointed. The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals just decided not to lift the stay on marriages for same-sex couples in California -- forcing loving couples to continue waiting for the freedom to marry as the federal case against Prop. 8 slowly progresses.

What a devastating decision for same-sex couples and their families! Every day that passes, LGBT people remain second class citizens, and real families experience real harm.

It's time to speak out against this injustice and demand full equality now. We can't stand around and wait while the courts, who are supposed to ensure equal treatment under the law, continue to deny us our basic humanity.

We know that personal conversations are the best way to help others understand why LGBT rights matter. Please, speak to three people you know today and tell them how denying loving couples the right to marry harms them and their families. Ask these three people to stand with you as the case progresses.

Then, tell us on Facebook or Twitter that you had these conversations, and let us know how they went. Having a conversation might seem like a small act, but we know it makes a tremendous difference in support.

Then, keep your eyes on your email in the weeks ahead for more ways to help overturn Prop. 8 and advance full equality across California. While today's decision is disappointing, if we work together, all the heartbreak of waiting for the end of Prop. 8 will soon be a memory.

In solidarity,


Geoff Kors
Executive Director
Equality California

[Zorra]

1. Everyone has the Constitutional right to marry any consenting adult

they wish to and this pandering to the lunacy of all these RW cults like the LDS cult and the Westboro wackos needs to stop. It is solely these religious cults that are causing LGBT folks to be denied equality.

By appeasing these cults, the courts are ignoring at least two Constitutional Amendments (1st and 14th) by allowing religious cults to dictate illegal policy against LGBT folks.

If LGBT folks are not free, then nobody is free.

We are all responsible for ensuring that everyone has equal rights.