August 5, 2010

AAJC Applauds Action, Welcomes Victory for Equality WASHINGTON - The Asian American Justice Center welcomed Northern District of California U.S. District Chief Judge Vaughn R. Walker's decision Thursday that California cannot prevent gay couples from marrying. This is a major step forward for equality for all regardless of race, gender, religion or sexual orientation, said Marita Etcubañez,AAJC's program director. We are thrilled that the courts have begun righting this injustice, which will help us finally push past this last frontier of the civil rights fight. On Thursday, Judge Walker, based in San Francisco, ruled that gay and lesbian couples have a constitutional right to marry, thereby striking down California's controversial Proposition 8, a ballot measure banning same-sex marriage that the state's voters approved in November 2008. His decision, and the immediate legal reaction it sparked, greatly increases...

Source: Asian American Justice Center