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Originally Posted by Circe
I for one hope that this bill passes but my ignorant, stereotype-based outlook on the average US citizen suggests to me that the Supreme Court will shoot it down regardless of the complete lack of an actual argument of any form on the bigoted side. There's a similar proposition over here in the UK that's meeting a lot of opposition that I honestly didn't expect, so even if it doesn't pass here it'll give me hope to see it pass somewhere else.
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No one is trying to pass a bill here. These are two court cases that have been brought against existing anti-gay state and federal laws.
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Originally Posted by Circe
Nope, we have civil partnerships that give gay couples some extra legal rights but they aren't anywhere near equal to marriage in the eyes of the law. I think the US currently has the same system as well, but don't quote me on that.
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Like many things in the US, it varies from state to state. Same sex marriage is already legal in about 1/5 of the states.