Kentucky: Our Same-Sex Marriage Ban Isn't Anti-Gay Because It Applies To Straight People, Too

[KamaAina]

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/04/01/kentucky-gay-marriage_n_6984678.html

Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear's (D) administration is arguing the state's ban on same-sex marriage isn't discriminatory because it applies to straight people, too.

"Kentucky’s marriage laws treat homosexuals and heterosexuals the same and are facially neutral. Men and women, whether heterosexual or homosexual, are free to marry persons of the opposite sex under Kentucky law, and men and
women, whether heterosexual or homosexual, cannot marry persons of the same sex under Kentucky law," Beshear said in a brief filed with the Supreme Court on March 27....

The Courier-Journal reports Dan Canon, the lawyer representing the six couples challenging Kentucky's gay marriage ban, called Beshear's argument "especially absurd."

"Kentucky is in essence saying that our clients are precluded from marriage entirely, unless they change their sexual orientation (or simply marry someone to whom they are not attracted)," Canon told the Courier-Journal in an email. "It's akin to passing a law banning all Catholic churches within city limits, and then saying it's not discriminatory because you can still go to a Baptist church."

There's a (D) after this guy's name?! What's that for? Dweeb?

[marym625]

1. wow

They're really grasping at straps now!

[tridim]

2. D for DERP.

I bet the Gov thinks he is being very clever with his hateful statement.

[Coventina]

3. Very disappointing, coming from one of the champions of ACA.

[GreatGazoo]

4. But does your marriage ban have electrolytes?

[Arkansas Granny]

5. Say what? Is that his idea of marriage equality?

[KamaAina]

6. Apparently.

[Kelvin Mace]

7. Let me adjust that statement a little bit to see if it holds up

"Kentucky’s marriage laws treat blacks and whites the same and are facially neutral. Men and women, whether black or white, are free to marry persons of the same race under Kentucky law, and men and
women, whether black or white, cannot marry persons of the opposite race under Kentucky law."

[uppityperson]

8. Exactly. That is my first reaction also.

[pnwmom]

9. That has always been their belief: that gay men should marry unsuspecting straight women.

(Since very few women would knowingly marry a man who prefers his own gender. Yes, I know, there are movies about this: and they are fiction.)

Who cares that neither the gay nor the straight partner is happy in these pseudo-marriages? Not the proponents of "traditional" marriage.