HI: Judge Rules Against Two Women Wanting to Get Married

[Supersonic]

There are already 'all but marriage' Civil Unions in Hawaii.

So long as the same rights heterosexual couples enjoy are also afforded to same sex couples then what's the problem?

[Supersonic]

There are already 'all but marriage' Civil Unions in Hawaii.

So long as the same rights heterosexual couples enjoy are also afforded to same sex couples then what's the problem?

Ouch, a heterosexual telling gay men and women to shut up and accept the status quo. You're a darling.

I'm not heterosexual, lol.

What I meant was, the judge's ruling wasn't a major setback as same sex couples at the very least, already enjoy the same rights as heterosexuals in Hawaii. It would be different if this ruling was in, say, Pennsylvania where there is no legal recognition of gay couples, even hospital visitation rights.

Don't get me wrong, I support same sex marriage, but when something like Civil Unions or Domestic Partnerships are in place, the use of the term 'marriage' isn't a priority.

[Supersonic]

There are already 'all but marriage' Civil Unions in Hawaii.

So long as the same rights heterosexual couples enjoy are also afforded to same sex couples then what's the problem?

Ouch, a heterosexual telling gay men and women to shut up and accept the status quo. You're a darling.

I'm not heterosexual, lol.

What I meant was, the judge's ruling wasn't a major setback as same sex couples at the very least, already enjoy the same rights as heterosexuals in Hawaii. It would be different if this ruling was in, say, Pennsylvania where there is no legal recognition of gay couples, even hospital visitation rights.

Don't get me wrong, I support same sex marriage, but when something like Civil Unions or Domestic Partnerships are in place, the use of the term 'marriage' isn't a priority.

Marriage is a priority as regardles of what states recognise whether it's civil unions or marriage we still have DOMA in the way. As someone who can't move to the USA with his American fiance the need for equality in law when it comes to marriage is both very important and very real.

I was solely referring to Hawaii here, but yes, DOMA needs to be, at the very least, partially repealed.