The Gay Legal Rulings Thread

[garbon]

Hey Malt, here are the people in pink against gay marriage. I feel like your statement also applies.

[merithyn]

See, this is why my gay-dar doesn't work in Europe.

[crazy canuck]

In the spirit of this thread which is to prevent mulitple Marti threads, I present to you the first openly gay NBA player.

Jason Collins, a centre in the National Basketball Association, is standing up as the first openly gay man from a major American professional team.

Collins is a 12-year NBA veteran, currently a free agent who most recently played for the Washington Wizards. He has played for six pro teams and appeared in two NBA Finals. Coming out in an article he penned for a May 6 issue of Sports Illustrated, Collins writes "I'm a 34-year-old NBA center. I'm black. And I'm gay."

[The Brain]

Surely coming out as black is a bigger deal?

[Barrister]

Well that took long enough.  Damn shame it took this long.

Here's his story by the way:

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/news/20130429/jason-collins-gay-nba-player/?sct=hp_t11_a1&eref=sihp

[sbr]

I just finished reading that article and came to see of anyone had posted it.

Good for him. 

[crazy canuck]

Well that didnt take long.  Some NBA analyst apparently took offence to Collins claiming to be both gay and a christian.  Not sure what that has to do with the NBA but there you go.

[Ed Anger]

Hey Malt, here are the people in pink against gay marriage. I feel like your statement also applies.

So that is what happened to Dexy's Midnight Runners.

[merithyn]

 

(Reuters) - Minnesota's Senate on Monday approved a bill that would make Minnesota the 12th U.S. state to allow same-sex couples to marry and only the second in the Midwest, advancing it to the governor, who said he would sign it on Tuesday.

[garbon]

11B - see above. This is how it's done.

[merithyn]

How many states will it take before the Feds will make it law? I mean, I assume that's kind of what they're waiting on.

[AnchorClanker]

How many states will it take before the Feds will make it law? I mean, I assume that's kind of what they're waiting on.

It's more likely to require a solid majority in the House and 60+ votes in the senate, no matter what happens in the state houses.

[Valmy]

How many states will it take before the Feds will make it law? I mean, I assume that's kind of what they're waiting on.

However many states it takes for the Republicans to flip to being pro.  I doubt anything will happen while one of the two parties opposes.

The Democrats may not technically be in favor of it, because they are so damn wimpy about everything, but you know...

[Malthus]

Hey Malt, here are the people in pink against gay marriage. I feel like your statement also applies.

Gay marriage has no hope of success when such stalwarts of straightness as these fine fellows stand ready to oppose it. 

[Martinus]

They all look like James Franco, to boot. The guy on the right is kinda cute, though.