[puzobok]

I hate it when straight folks are demonstrative about their divorces. Its demonstrably annoying.

I do presume white gay folks arent still mad at us about Porgy and Bess, though.

Misspelled demonstrably, went with the first choice Firefox gave me. I trust in teh Firefox because my spelling and grammar are demonstrably horrible...

[Klorissana]

I presume they want a divorce for the legal ajudication of a property dispute (which is the only real reason for a legal divorce, plus the childred aspect). If they're not actually married, can they just go to regular court and have it ajudicated as a contract dispute? (Is it more expensive that way, though?)

[Thifiadardivy]

In a split decision, Rhode Island's top court said yesterday that it will not allow a lesbian couple who married in Massachusetts to get a divorce in the Ocean State.

The 3-to-2 ruling was viewed by advocates of gay marriage as a setback and by those who oppose the recognition of same-sex unions as an act of wisdom.

This could just as easily be an Onion article.

Pro gay marriage: "They shouldn't be together!"
Anti gay marriage: "Don't let them out of their marriage!"

[exsmoker]

Originally posted by Ramo
Your holding of gay people to a standard that straight people demonstratively do not achieve. No.... it is an entirley a legal issue.

You can't annull something which the law never acknowledged to exist in the first place.

This has absolutley NOTHING with them being gay.

If California had some crazy state law that allowed you to wed a grapefruit and then you come to Ohio and demand a judge anull the marriage it cannot do so because there never was any marriage to begin with in the eyes of the state of Ohio.

I support gay marriages, no not civil unions, gay marriages. Sounds fine to me. This however has nothing to do with equality. I am suprised to see the court was almost split on this.

[johnuioyer]

How would you tell? Since when have any of his posts had a rational connection to reality?

[Deengealf]

I agree with Vesayen that he should be allowed to marry a grapefruit.

[JOR4qxYH]

Here's a question. Suppose both of them remarry men in R.I. Since Mass. recognizes hetero marriage of other states, if they went back to Mass for any reason after their remarriages could they be charged with bigamy?

[Feflyinvelf]

That is a great question.

Didn't Mass. stop giving gay marriages out a few months back though and rule new ones were illegal?

I think it WOULD be bigamy. Mass. has to recognize the marriages of other states... and it already recognizes one for that set of people.

[elossenen]

Originally posted by Vesayen

If California had some crazy state law that allowed you to wed a grapefruit and then you come to Ohio and demand a judge anull the marriage it cannot do so because there never was any marriage to begin with in the eyes of the state of Ohio. Except for the Full Faith & Credit Clause of the Constitution, which requires each state to respect the laws and court judgments of the other states.

[thehhhyips]

When gay divorce is outlawed, only outlaws will have straight sex...no, wait, that's not right.

[Forexampleee]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Why'd they get married to only divorce this quickly? It happens to a lot of long time partners who get married, actually. The surest way to split up a couple that's been together a long time is to get married. Something about the finality of marriage changes people's expectations about the relationship. My wife and I were together for 13 years before we married, and trust me, there were some serious rough patches, but we weathered it. We just celebrated seventeen years together Saturday.

[CamVideoQl]

"Whosoever God hath joined together, let no man pry apart with a crowbar."

[Stengapsept]

We just celebrated seventeen years together Saturday. Come to think about it, Bunny Grrl hasn't posted here in a long time. Are you sure you haven't hit her in the head with a shovel and then buried her in the backyard?

[ppfpooghn]

Originally posted by Vesayen

This has absolutley NOTHING with them being gay.

If California had some crazy state law that allowed you to wed a grapefruit and then you come to Ohio and demand a judge anull the marriage it cannot do so because there never was any marriage to begin with in the eyes of the state of Ohio. This is incorrect. The 5th Amendment "Privileges and Immunities" clause specifically states that a citizen of one state be entitled to the rights and privileges of citizens of the entire nation. Marriage is one such protected right, and divorce is likewise the same.

This came up quite a bit in the bad old days of racial miscegenation laws. Some states allowed whites and blacks to marry, but their marriages were unrecognized by other states. The federal courts heard the cases and upheld the marriages. It stands to reason that if somebody wanted to marry a person of the same gender in a state that allowed it, other states would be powerless to strip them of a status they had lawfully obtained.

Same goes for states that believe (for whatever reason, racial or not) that divorce is wrong and should not be recognized... If I'm divorced from my spouse in New York, then no other state can recognize me as married to him, regardless of what their legislature or voting populace thinks.

[NKUDirectory]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Why the roll eyes? Because that is all you deserve?

[arindiruppyr]

Originally posted by Krill


Because that is all you deserve? That's not really an answer, now is it?

[GutleNus]

The truth hurts sometimes, but not all the time.

One time my doctor accidentally prescribed me sodium pentathol for a routine molar extraction, because he thought the roots were too deep.

Long story short, the drug was AMAZING. It killed the pain and it also gave me my own personal, monogrammed sunrise in the hospital ward. My friend who was with me at the time also told me that I couldn't stop talking, and I was telling her all sorts of personal stuff from the previous two weeks or so.

The truth can sometimes be very nice and cozy and soothing, especially if it comes in truth-drug format.