The Briefing Room
State Chapters => Texas => Topic started by: Sanguine 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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Hallelujah!!!
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It was queer to even call it a right.
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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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It was queer to even call it a right.
Funny, anytime I had tried to use the word queer, it would bleep me.