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Originally Posted by Rickypt
After the dust cleared, however, what we got was the obvious. The courts had to nullify everything because the action was illegal. The thousands of gay couples, many of whom came from other states at great expense, went from having their relationships validated to not. I know many are happy enough with the experience, but I know several who are quite disappointed.
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Anyone who was naive enough to think that the marriages that were performed back then were legal needs to get off the crack pipe- as if their relationship was validated from the ceremony to begin with. I'll never understand that "need" for society/whatever to validate a relationship.
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Originally Posted by Rickypt
One thing I will say (which I think is what you're saying as well) is that while most politically motivated acts are anti-gay, this was totally pro-gay. Which, from a national perspective, is really cool. Just that cynical San Franciscans like me know what was behind it all and clouds the bigger picture.
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Ryan you are a sweet man, but San Francisco gives me the hives.
I just...... ugh, The Tower and San Francisco
don't mix. (I realize I just had a Bob Dole moment, but I don't care...)