Ruling Against Gay Marriage Leaves Hundreds Of Newlyweds In Limbo

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[font size="1"]Jim Shaffer (right) and Jason McIntosh hold their daughter, Norah, while being married by the county clerk in Pontiac, Michigan, on March 22, 2014. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) | ASSOCIATED PRESS[/font]

DETROIT -- A federal appeals court ruling in favor of anti-gay marriage laws in four states stunned members of the LGBT community and left hundreds of wedded couples in limbo in Michigan, where the lead case of DeBoer v. Snyder began. One newly married gay parent said he had thought maybe the world had changed for the better, only to find himself still waiting for recognition of his family.

In a 2-1 decision on Thursday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit upheld same-sex marriage bans in Michigan, Ohio, Kentucky and Tennessee, a decision that runs counter to multiple other rulings in recent cases. Circuit Judge Jeffrey Sutton wrote that the courts don't have "a sweeping grant of authority" to decide "whether gay marriage is a good idea" and that social issues should be resolved instead through the political process.

The decision was confounding to Jay Kaplan, a staff attorney with the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Project of the American Civil Liberties Union of Michigan. He called the ruling an "outlier." ..................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/11/08/michigan-gay-marriage_n_6124222.html

[randys1]

1. Some will hate hate hate, no matter what...

As a straight white male, my two biggest issues are voting rights and Gay rights.

I feel I am unpatriotic otherwise.