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Thursday, May 15, 2008  The California’s Supreme Court ruled that same-sex couples have a constitutional right to wed. In a 4-3 decision that flies in the face of public opinion in the state, the court found said there was no legally justifiable reason why the state should withhold the institution of marriage because of a couple’s sexual orientation, and that domestic partnerships were not a suitable substitute.

The court rejected arguments that marriage should be preserved for heterosexual couples on the basis of tradition. Citing a 1948 case overturning a ban on interracial marriage, Chief Justice Ron George wrote in his opinion that “history alone is not invariably an appropriate guide for determining the meaning and scope of this fundamental constitutional guarantee”.

With this ruling one year ago on Tuesday, June 17, 2008 my best friends Mike and Kevin got married in Long Beach, CA on the beach.

It was a small wedding as they married in the early evening while family and friends were still at their desks working. I was happy to sneak away and photograph their ceremony and be part of history in the making.

“Our state now recognizes that an individuals capacity to establish a loving and long-term committed relationship with another person and responsibly to care for and raise children does not depend upon the individuals sexual orientation,” the chief justice wrote.

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