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Category: Marriage Equality

California Supreme Court Rules Ban on Same-Sex Marriage Unconstitutional, NOW Says Equal Treatment is Overdue

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California made history again today. In a 4-3 vote, the state’s highest court ruled that gay and lesbian couples should be granted legal rights to marriage. “The California Supreme Court did what was right, and that is to give everyone – regardless of sexual orientation – the fundamental right to civil marriage,” said NOW President Kim Gandy. “This decision will allow thousands and thousands of committed couples to be legally married in the highest populated state in our country.”

Our Commitment to Same-Sex Marriage

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NOW’s first policy statement declaring lesbian rights a feminist issue was in 1971. In that declaration, NOW members acknowledged a woman’s right to independence and self-determination, including the right to define and express her own sexuality.