A Step in the Right Direction
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Today the United States Supreme Court finally made two rulings that many (myself included) consider milestones towards our society finally providing equal rights for all its citizens. The Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) was ruled unconstitutional and California Proposition 8 was claimed invalid. What does this mean? For the DOMA ruling, this means same sex married couples will be able to receive the same benefits as a straight married couple would receive after they marry. It also means that states that do not have same sex marriages legalized have to recognize the same sex couple as a married couple if they move. For CA Prop. 8, this means that same sex marriages are once again legal in California. Why am I writing about this historic day in my blog? Because I am a very big supporter of equal rights for all. It is a shame that a government, which serves the people, still denies certain rights to its citizens based on their lifestyle. In a society, every person dese