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Category: Same-Sex Marriage

  • California’s Prop 8 Unconstitutional

    by Jason Stotts In case you somehow missed it, a federal judge has ruled California’s “Prop 8” that (re)denied same-sex marriage unconstitutional and, consequently, void. A federal judge declared California’s ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional Wednesday, saying that no legitimate state interest justified treating gay and lesbian couples differently from others and that “moral disapproval”…

  • Argentina Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

    by Jason Stotts Yesterday, Argentina became the first Latin American country to legalize same-sex marriage: [The new law] gives same-sex couples equal marriage rights, including the ability to adopt children. The law was backed by the center-left government of President Cristina Kirchner, who has said she will sign it. [CNN] Congrats to all of the…

  • Iceland Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

    by Jason Stotts Reuters is reporting that Iceland has passed Same-Sex Marriage in a unanimous vote. Iceland, the only country in the world to have an openly gay head of state, passed a law on Friday allowing same-sex partners to get married in a vote which met with no political resistance. The Althingi parliament voted 49…

  • Interracial Marriage at All Time High

    by Jason Stotts CNN is reporting that interracial marriage has hit an all time high and that today roughly 1 out of 7 marriages are interracial. Apparently, race is mattering less these days, say researchers at the Pew Research Center, who report that nearly one out of seven new marriages in the U.S. is interracial or…

  • Same Sex Marriage and Epistemological Confusion: Revisited

    by Jason Stotts After looking over Qwertz’s original essay again, and in light of the clarifying comments I’ve received on my last post on this subject, I believe I owe Qwertz an apology.  When I originally read his post, I took him to be taking a much stronger, and indeed different,  position that it seems…

  • Same-Sex Marriage and Epistemological Confusion

    by Jason Stotts I am a fan of the blog WoPSR run by “Qwertz.”  He generally has good analysis and frequently deals with interesting legal issues.  Unfortunately, this time, he strayed too far afield and right into my bailiwick. In his essay “Rand’s Razor v. Gay Marriage” Qwertz takes the position that for a married…

  • Nomenclature and the Problem of Same-Sex Marriage

    by Jason Stotts One interesting problem that is going to arise if gay marriage ever becomes legal (as it should be) is the problem of the family name.  Let’s just all agree right now that the tradition is sexist, but it makes the issue of what last name the family has easy to decide and…

  • More on Gay Marriage

    by Jason Stotts There are two new news articles on gay marriage that are worth taking a look at.  The first is from the LA Times and is called “Gay Marriage Trial to Begin in California, Could Set Legal Precedent for Generations to Come.”  It details the importance of the trial over gay marriage here…