Reference to Post : http://news.oneindia.in/2010/08/05/court-strikes-down-california-gay-marriage-ban.html
Title : US court overturns California gay marriage ban
Dear Readers,
Today marks another victory for homosexual rights in the United States and around the world. Their slogan "Our love wins" could not have been truer for the moment when the district court chief Judge in San Fransisco overturned the ban on gay marriages, claiming it to be unconstitutional!
The American constituion, which claims that all men and women be seen and treated as equals contradicts the ban that had been imposed prior in the state, as it represented the inequality of limiting homosexuals to marry and secure a lifetime of the married benefits with their partners, a blessing every human should enjoy. The judge further stated that the issue cannot be argued on the grounds of morality for that easily portrays homosexuals as inferior, whereas they are as much human as we all are.
As expected, the verdict met with much disapproval from the Church community as they believe homosexual acts to be a sign of blasphemy and moral degradation. The Church claims that God does not approve of homosexuality, but really, has anyone even asked God about the matter?
For now it seems, in the hands of the district judge, the matter needs more solid ground and evidence for both parties involved and he decided to move the case to the Supreme Court.
Though this is a temporary victory for the gays, it did not stop them from expressing their jubilation through the city's streets with a parade of their rainbow colours.
Personally, I have no qualms concerning homosexual rights or their lifestyle. We dont possess the right to judge others by our own preset values because all of us grow up in different environments and go through different experiences, all shaping us into the individuals we eventually choose to become. So if someone just managed to grow up with an extra appreciation of the same sex, then I shall accept them just as I would accept any other member of the society, country or world in which we all belong.
This verdict does not surprise me because the world is slowly but inevitably coming to a stage of acceptance for which we will all be glad. Today it can be for the Gay Society, but maybe in the future we can expect to see a hand of friendship or equality extended towards the South Asian and Middle Eastern communities. Those who find it hard to compete against a majorly prejudiced world that favours only the elite and wealthy of class and ethnicity, of race and culture.
So let today be a global victory, a victory not only for the Gays, but also for the world's ignored and oppressed individuals.

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