CA Supreme Court overturns Gay Marriage Ban!

This makes me so happy!

The California Supreme Court decided today that same-sex couples should be permitted to wed, ruling that gay unions must be given the “respect and dignity” of marriage.

In a 4-3 vote, the court became the first in the country to apply the constitutional protections reserved for race and gender to sexual orientation. The Massachusetts high court struck down bans on same-sex marriage in 2003, but under a different legal theory.

I must admit a slight guilt that I can be married to my true love because I am heterosexual (I hate defining myself in such binary terms), but my gay peers cannot. This is a great step for the future in equality for marriage.