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posted by takyon on Friday June 26 2015, @05:30PM   Printer-friendly
from the love-and-divorce dept.

In a 5-4 decision, the United States Supreme Court has ruled that states can not prevent same-sex couples from marrying and must recognize their marriages from other states. In the majority opinion by Justice Kennedy it is stated:

The Court, in this decision, holds same-sex couples may exercise the fundamental right to marry in all States. It follows that the Court also must hold—and it now does hold—that there is no lawful basis for a State to refuse to recognize a lawful same-sex marriage performed in another State on the ground of its same-sex character.

...and:

It would misunderstand these men and women to say they disrespect the idea of marriage. Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they seek to find its fulfillment for themselves. Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from one of civilization's oldest institutions. They ask for equal dignity in the eyes of the law. The Constitution grants them that right. The judgment of the Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit is reversed. It is so ordered.


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  • (Score: 0, Funny) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 26 2015, @05:53PM

    by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 26 2015, @05:53PM (#201616)

    Daily reminder that SJWs are real

    Well of course we are, silly, and our numbers are increasing, and we are winning. Deal with it.

    Oh, and thank you for fulfilling Voltaire's prayer.

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  • (Score: 4, Funny) by linuxrocks123 on Friday June 26 2015, @08:33PM

    by linuxrocks123 (2557) on Friday June 26 2015, @08:33PM (#201754) Journal

    But doesn't the othering created by the terms "winning" and "losing" implicitly support the heteronormative patriarchy, no matter the surface concept? I really think true genderfuck can only be achieved when we create a safe space for people offended by this hostility. You need to check your non-loser privilege.

    Also, you failed to include a trigger warning for your post, and made me feel unsafe. And you should stop raping women.

    • (Score: 5, Funny) by jmorris on Friday June 26 2015, @11:29PM

      by jmorris (4844) on Friday June 26 2015, @11:29PM (#201875)

      Ok, you made a good effort at trollin' em. Lemme give it a go. :)

      I came out a week or so ago so I should post about it here so everyone is aware and can avoid commiting bigotry and badfeel.

      I am now identifying as transvictim. I may be a privileged cisgendered white male on paper but I now identify as a victim. You may not, of course, question this because it is off limits to question another person's identity and how one identifies is not required to match mere reality. As a victim it is now entirely off limits to criticize me in any shape, form or fashion. Questioning my sincerity and/or authenticity are right out; such an obvious aggression and offense against civilized behavior would probably get you banned.

      The line forms below to praise me for my courage.

      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 26 2015, @11:32PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Friday June 26 2015, @11:32PM (#201877)

        > I came out a week or so ago

        I wouldn't be surprised. It is always the worst gay-haters that are in denial about their own homosexuality. Something about trying to convince themselves.

      • (Score: 3, Funny) by kurenai.tsubasa on Friday June 26 2015, @11:58PM

        by kurenai.tsubasa (5227) on Friday June 26 2015, @11:58PM (#201884) Journal

        I think this gets to the core of the hurt that the winner/loser dichotomy has caused us. Has no one considered the diversity that the winner hegemony has denied to losers throughout herstory? These shitlords make no distinction between 2nd place, 3rd place, or even 5th place. There are many damaged feelings here, but I see the potential to begin a healing process.

        We need a sea change about our attitudes about winners and losers. Trans winners and trans losers alike need to be empowered as authentic and equal outcome identities. Your strength to come out as a trans victim deserves vindication and questions cisoutcome privilege!

        It's important to recognize the intersectionality that trans victims face and the oppression they face from chauvinist ciswinners and cislosers alike.

        Here's a checklist for ciswinner privilege:

        • I have the privilege of receiving a reward.
        • I have the privilege of advancing to the next bracket.
        • I have the privilege of being unaware of my ciswinner privilege.

        We need to usher in a new era of emancipation for trans victims!

      • (Score: 2) by FatPhil on Saturday June 27 2015, @08:29PM

        by FatPhil (863) <pc-soylentNO@SPAMasdf.fi> on Saturday June 27 2015, @08:29PM (#202207) Homepage
        Both of you - great work! I can't compete, but I'll throw out the single-word concept that I invented whilst reading some of the crap that accompanies stories like these. I'm sure many other such concepts can be created.

        I am /cislimbed/, as I still have the same number of limbs that I am born with.
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        Great minds discuss ideas; average minds discuss events; small minds discuss people; the smallest discuss themselves
        • (Score: 2) by jmorris on Saturday June 27 2015, @09:45PM

          by jmorris (4844) on Saturday June 27 2015, @09:45PM (#202233)

          Nope, that isn't a joke, transabled is already an actual thing. It is actually getting very hard to make jokes in this area as 'reality' is already indistinguishable from The Onion.