The Hawaii Senate passed a House-amended bill legalizing same-sex marriage on Tuesday.
Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie is expected to sign the bill into law quickly, perhaps as soon as Wednesday, which would allow Hawaii to beat out Illinois as the 15th state to legalize same-sex marriage.
The Hawaii law allows same-sex couples to marry in the Aloha State beginning Dec. 2, just in time for destination wedding season.
I have to imagine that hotel owners and wedding planners in Hawaii are cartwheeling all over the place.
I mean comes on! A gay wedding in Hawaii? Who would not want to attend?
I'm straight but even I want to get gay married in Hawaii.
Here was President Obama's statement on this earlier:I want to congratulate the Hawaii State Legislature on passing legislation in support of marriage equality.
With today’s vote, Hawaii joins a growing number of states that recognize that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters should be treated fairly and equally under the law. Whenever freedom and equality are affirmed, our country becomes stronger. By giving loving gay and lesbian couples the right to marry if they choose, Hawaii exemplifies the values we hold dear as a nation. I’ve always been proud to have been born in Hawaii, and today’s vote makes me even prouder. And Michelle and I extend our best wishes to all those in Hawaii whose families will now be now given the security and respect they deserve.
I have to say that this can ONLY serve to reinforce every fear that the religious conservatives had about Barack Obama becoming President of the United States.
Which is so awesome in my opinion.
It's a tidal wave of human rights that cannot be stopped.
ReplyDeleteBe warned, red states, it's coming soon to your neighborhood!
UGH. Her again.
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The comments are pretty funny.
Is that like when a gay man marries a gay woman?
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I told my husband this morning that this news sucks for the State of Maine. Since Maine made same sex marriage legal, couples from out of State were coming here for destination weddings in the summer of 2013. Now same sex couples can go to Hawaii. Well, I said to my husband, where would you rather go to get married and of course he said Hawaii.
ReplyDeleteI hope the day comes (and I think it will fairly soon) that same sex couples can marry in all the States.
Time is on our side.
"Time is on our side."
DeleteAnd it REALLY pisses the other side off!
Aw. Poor babies!
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
hey not everyone can afford Hawaii; Maine is drivable - buck up.
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ReplyDeleteI didn't know the Pope had met $carah. what an accurate description of her.
DeleteLove how he added the bit about being born in Hawaii.... just giving the tea-turds yet ANOTHER bone to gag on.
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