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Archive for July 8, 2009
A congressional lapse in our favor.
July 8, 2009 by Dan Hooper.
From yesterday’s news ~
Out-of-state gay marriages now recognized in D.C.
By Jennifer Vanasco, editor in chief, 365gay.com • 07.07.2009 10:07am EDT
“As of 12:01 this morning, gays and lesbians who are married in Iowa, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Maine or Vermont now also have their marriages recognized in Washington, D.C.
“The D.C. City Council approved the measure last month, but it was subject to a 30-day Congressional review period. Since Congress took no action, gay and lesbian marriages performed legally in other states are now legal in D.C. as well. No same-sex marriages, however, are recognized by the Federal government.”
Well that’s precisely why California marriage limbo must change. the editor in chief of a major news outlet didn’t even think to include the legal same-sex marriages in California in her review of the new D.C. statute. It may be (right now) limited to about 18,000 same-sex couples who married in 2008 before Proposition 8 put the lid on it, but the California Supreme Court has ruled that those marriages are legal. Therefore they should be recognized in the District of Columbia.
What is up for grabs under the current status of Proposition 8 is what it actually means to have a marriage be “valid” and “recognized.”
Even more up for grabs is where our Democratically-controlled Congress is going. If they tacitly let the D.C. statute take effect, it means they are recognizing the right of state jurisdictions to recognize gay marriage. So why on earth are they allowing DOMA to stand? Even allowing this District of Columbia measure to become law could be used against individual legislators on the campaign trail. Is this part of their strategy— to see if this permissive Congressional review lapse will cost them anything in the midterm elections, and if not then they might get up and do something for us, instead of just not doing something further against us?
— Dan Hooper, Los Angeles
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