Continuing Fight for the Right to Gay Marriage

Wednesday, April 28th marked the end of a three week long court battle in California between the opposition and supporters of Proposition 8 (The Californian Marriage Protection Act). Although the case made no real decisive action, it seems to have ended favorably for the opponents of Proposition 8. The court case battled on between two greatly uneven sides, with the proponents of Proposition 8 only calling in 2 witnesses, and the opposition calling 16.
During the case, one major issue discussed was the children of same-sex marriages. The opponents of Proposition 8 countered the claims of the defense with research that children raised by same-sex couples fare just as well as those from traditional marriages. Additionally, the opponents of Proposition 8 argued that the original ruling of the proposition was tainted by hatred and prejudice, and that such a ruling should not be allowed to stand. Furthermore, the defense of Proposition 8 seemed rather weak throughout the case, be it because of their lack of witnesses, or their continuous inability to bring up specific evidence, especially when specifically prompted to do so by the prosecution.
Altogether this court battle has ultimately furthered the cause of the legalization of same-sex marriage, and shown once again the weakness of the reasoning behind the opposition to same-sex marriage.
Original article: http://articles.latimes.com/2010/jan/28/local/la-me-prop8-trial28-2010jan28/2