Yesterday the California Supreme Court announced its decision to uphold proposition 8, thereby banning same-sex marriage in the state. The decision was expected, but still incredibly disappointing to the many citizens across the country in favor of equality and human rights.
The ruling did come with a thin silver lining though: the court voted unanimously to continue to recognize the marriages of roughly 18,000 couples who wed before the voter-passed constitutional amendment went into effect.
There is hope in those 18,000 same-sex marriages — hope that they will serve as the cornerstone for a more equal California in years soon to come. With the number of states who recognize same-sex marriages doubling since November of last year the writing is on the wall: basic human rights will overcome hate.
