GLAAD APPLAUDS CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT RULING ON MARRIAGE

GLAAD APPLAUDS CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT RULING ON MARRIAGE


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GLAAD APPLAUDS CALIFORNIA SUPREME COURT RULING ON MARRIAGE

New York, May 15, 2008 - The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) today applauded the California Supreme Court's decision in that state's landmark marriage cases. The court's ruling on the cases, referred to collectively as In re Marriage Cases, extended marriage to gay and lesbian couples in the Golden State.

"Today's ruling affirms that committed couples, gay and straight, should not be denied the duties, obligations and protections of marriage," said GLAAD President Neil G. Giuliano. "We congratulate and express our deepest appreciation to the National Center for Lesbian Rights, Equality California, Lambda Legal, the ACLU, Our Family Coalition, Heller Ehrman LLP, the Law Office of David C. Codell and the other organizations, leaders and courageous couples whose work and perseverance culminated in today's ruling.

"This decision is a vital affirmation to countless California couples -- straight and gay -- who want to make and have made a lifelong commitment to take care of and be responsible for each other," Giuliano added.

"In the days and weeks ahead, media will turn their attention to this important ruling and its impact on many thousands of committed couples in California," Giuliano concluded. "GLAAD urges those outlets to continue sharing the stories of the couples whose enduring commitments are at the heart of today's decision.”

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