Appeals Court Strikes Down Same-Sex Marriage Bans In Indiana, Wisconsin
This is the third federal appeals court to rule that gays have the right to marry.
Click here for reuse options!The lengthy, often sarcastic, ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit said the states could not justify denying marriage to homosexuals, who it said are “among the most stigmatized, misunderstood and discriminated-against minorities in the history of the world.”
“The grounds advanced by Indiana and Wisconsin for their discriminatory policies are not only conjectural; they are totally implausible,” wrote Circuit Judge Richard Posner, an influential jurist chosen for the bench by President Ronald Reagan.
He was joined in the opinion by judges Ann Claire Williams, who was nominated by President Bill Clinton, and David Hamilton, chosen by President Obama…
“The only rationale that the states put forth with any conviction — that same-sex couples and their children don’t need marriage because same-sex couples can’t produce children, intended or unintended — is so full of holes that it cannot be taken seriously,” Posner wrote.
He ridiculed the notion that because only heterosexual couples can biologically produce children, it made sense for the states to limit marriage to straight couples.
“Heterosexuals get drunk and pregnant, producing unwanted children; their reward is to be allowed to marry,” Posner wrote. “Homosexual couples do not produce unwanted children; their reward is to be denied the right to marry. Go figure.”
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By: Cheston Catalano
Cheston Catalano is a Kentucky-based journalist whose work has been featured in the Chattanooga Times Free Press and the Clarksville Leaf Chronicle. He is a long-time contributor to Liberaland.
11 responses to Appeals Court Strikes Down Same-Sex Marriage Bans In Indiana, Wisconsin
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Tommy6860 September 4th, 2014 at 22:57
Making the biological inability of same sex couples producing offspring as a contingent to legal marriage is just one of the bullshit excuses to foster the hate onto the gay community. I’ve had discussions like these before and ask the bigots whether or not straight couples should be banned from marriage if they opt to not procreate? Of course that’s different. they objected to gay marriage.
I’ve even asked the bigots, since it was *gay* marriage they are against, whether a gay man and a gay woman could marry. Nary a one could follow up with a reasoned answer.
Dwendt44 September 4th, 2014 at 23:14
They also can’t wrap their heads around that the elderly and the disabled also can’t have children either. But then, facts don’t matter to these rabid haters.
Tommy6860 September 4th, 2014 at 22:57
Making the biological inability of same sex couples producing offspring as a contingent to legal marriage is just one of the bullshit excuses to foster the hate onto the gay community. I’ve had discussions like these before and ask the bigots whether or not straight couples should be banned from marriage if they opt to not procreate? Of course that’s different. they objected to gay marriage.
I’ve even asked the bigots, since it was *gay* marriage they are against, whether a gay man and a gay woman could marry. Nary a one could follow up with a reasoned answer.
Dwendt44 September 4th, 2014 at 23:14
They also can’t wrap their heads around that the elderly and the disabled also can’t have children either. But then, facts don’t matter to these rabid haters.
Maxx44 September 4th, 2014 at 23:22
So the Reagan appointee in Louisiana stands alone.
R.J. Carter September 5th, 2014 at 11:59
I think there’s still Kentucky, also, awaiting for the SCOTUS to make its inevitable decision.
Maxx44 September 4th, 2014 at 23:22
So the Reagan appointee in Louisiana stands alone.
R.J. Carter September 5th, 2014 at 11:59
I think there’s still Kentucky, also, awaiting for the SCOTUS to make its inevitable decision.
whatthe46 September 5th, 2014 at 17:45
some homosexuals and lesbians can procreate it can be done. some heterosexuals can’t procreate. geez
whatthe46 September 5th, 2014 at 17:45
some homosexuals and lesbians can procreate it can be done. some heterosexuals can’t procreate. geez
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