Championship Subdivision Football | FCS Football | Stadiums | Blogs | Forums

RICHMOND, Va. — A Norfolk couple is challenging Virginia’s gay marriage ban in federal court, saying that it violates their right to equal protection.

Timothy B. Bostic and Tony C. London say in their lawsuit that they were turned down when they tried to obtain a marriage license at the Norfolk Circuit Court on July 1.

Their lawsuit argues that Virginia’s treatment of gays and lesbians is unequal and deprives them of benefits associated with marriage, including favorable tax treatment, federal Medicaid and Social Security benefits, and naval disability benefits.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/nor ... story.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
More: http://hamptonroads.com/2013/07/norfolk ... amesex-ban" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Additionally, the ACLU is planning to file a separate lawsuit:

The groups will talk about the lawsuit at news conferences planned in Harrisonburg and Richmond. They have not identified the plaintiffs.

The ACLU announced the suit earlier this month, following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to uphold a lower court’s ruling in California striking down an amendment banning same-sex marriage in that state.

http://hamptonroads.com/2013/07/groups- ... rriage-ban" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Should be interesting to see what comes of it.

Good. Gay marriage bans are clearly unconstitutional

dbackjon wrote:Good. Gay marriage bans are clearly unconstitutional

No they aren't.

dbackjon wrote:Good. Gay marriage bans are clearly unconstitutional

As are gun bans...yet you fully support them...

What a hypocrite...

Col Hogan wrote:

dbackjon wrote:Good. Gay marriage bans are clearly unconstitutional

As are gun bans...yet you fully support them...

What a hypocrite...

That's along the lines of what my immediate response was.

Give the gays full rights. I believe in life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Why should I care where someone wants to stick their dick, as long as it's consensual and with a person of legal age of consent? And why shouldn't they have access to the same financial benefits of marriage that I had access to when I was married? Isn't that what it's really all about?

But please, just STFU with the rest of the liberal blather please. You get to marry. I get to keep my property and right to self defense. Is that a fair trade?

BDKJMU wrote:

dbackjon wrote:Good. Gay marriage bans are clearly unconstitutional

No they aren't.

You don't find them discriminatory?

Ibanez wrote:

BDKJMU wrote:
No they aren't.

You don't find them discriminatory?

No