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Texas Supreme Court: No inherent right to gay marriage benefits
« on: June 30, 2017, 03:15:57 pm »
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A unanimous Texas Supreme Court concluded Friday that there is no established right to government-provided spousal benefits in same-sex marriages.

The 2015 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that established the right to same-sex marriage did not decide all marriage-related matters, leaving room for state courts to explore the decision’s “reach and ramifications,” the all-Republican Texas court said.

Supporters of gay marriage have vowed to appeal such a ruling to the federal courts, arguing that the U.S. Supreme Court clearly stated that all marriages must be treated equally.

“The Texas Supreme Court’s decision this morning is a warning shot to all LGBTQ Americans that the war on marriage equality is ever-evolving, and anti-LGBTQ activists will do anything possible to discriminate against our families,” said Sarah Kate Ellis, president and the advocacy group GLAAD....

http://www.statesman.com/news/texas-supreme-court-inherent-right-gay-marriage-benefits/YhIJSUN9u9Uy2d8n0exU2I/
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Re: Texas Supreme Court: No inherent right to gay marriage benefits
« Reply #1 on: June 30, 2017, 03:18:02 pm »
Hallelujah!!!
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Re: Texas Supreme Court: No inherent right to gay marriage benefits
« Reply #2 on: July 01, 2017, 02:33:50 am »
It was queer to even call it a right.
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Re: Texas Supreme Court: No inherent right to gay marriage benefits
« Reply #3 on: July 01, 2017, 04:01:57 am »
Quote from: Bigun on June 30, 2017, 03:18:02 pm
Hallelujah!!!
I agree, but they are going to fight that with everything they have. The whole 'marriage' thing was to get benefits back and forth.
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Re: Texas Supreme Court: No inherent right to gay marriage benefits
« Reply #4 on: July 01, 2017, 04:37:47 am »
Quote from: IsailedawayfromFR on July 01, 2017, 02:33:50 am
It was queer to even call it a right.


Funny, anytime I had tried to use the word queer, it would bleep me.
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