In yet another loss for the anti-gay theocrats who seek to keep gays in an inferior status of citizenship because we do not adhere to their fear and hate based religious beliefs that cling to the writings of Bronze Age goat herders, the Governor of Hawaii (pictured at left) will sign a marriage equality bill to day that has been approved by both houses of that state's legislature. The Christofascists will likely try to challenge the action as part of their rear guard action against modernity and equality. Here are excerpts from Towleroad:
Hawaii Governor Neil Abercrombie plans to sign the Hawaii marriage equality bill this morning at 10 am HST/3 pm ET. You can watch it live HERE. A large crowd is expected.
Hawaii will be the 15th state in the country to legalize same-sex marriage and the law is expected to take effect on December 2.
In the past three weeks, two other states have also become marriage equality states, New Jersey and Illinois, the 14th and 16th, respectively, if order is determined by when the laws take effect.
However, expect challenges before then. We've already reported on wingnut lawmaker Bob McDermott and the lawsuit he has filed which claims that in 1998 when Hawaii passed a constitutional amendment voters thought they were voting for one man/one woman marriage rather than allowing the legislature to decide on what constitutes a marriage.
But the state Attorney General says the 1998 constitutional amendment gave the legislature authority to change the law and so the same-sex marriage will be upheld.
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