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LOS ANGELES, Calif. -- On Tuesday, the California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8 -- the gay marriage ban -- and celebrities are already voicing their opinions against the ruling.
"The decision to uphold Prop 8 is deeply disappointing," former *NSYNC band member Lance Bass wrote in a statement to Access Hollywood. "I can only hope to one day live in a country that grants equal rights, opportunity, and freedom to all citizens."
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In the ruling, handed down just before 10 AM local time, the California Supreme Court ruled that gay couples that wed before the election will stay married under state law.
Melissa Etheridge, who has been very vocal about the passing of Prop 8, also released a statement to Access over the ruling.
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"So, will anyone be sleeping better tonight? Those full of hate and fear will surely be disappointed that 18,000 same sex couples will be living in wedded bliss, kissing their spouses goodnight, checking off those little 'married' boxes on all those forms we fill out nowadays. That's really going to drive them crazy," Melissa said in her statement.
Melissa, who planned to legally marry her longtime partner, actress Tammy Lynn Michaels, said the ruling was tough on her family.
"Then there are those of us like me who still dangle in 'domestic partnership,'" she said in her statement. "We can adopt our own children, but we can't bring our partners who might be citizens from out of the country, here. We can't file joint tax returns. I could go on.
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"Who will be happy tonight? How do I explain this to my children?" she continued. "Well, you know Ellen? She is married but Mommy and I are not.... That is liberty and justice for all? I am hopeful as I see more and more states turn to the inevitable future of equality, California will get there. Change takes time."
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tikimanCali is broke, they are not smart but, backwater slackers.report abuseposted August 27, 2009 2:58 AM PDT
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obamasuxmelissa etheridge has a great big ****. and it is adam and eve people. not adam and steve. not lisa and linda. dude and a chick. a pole and a hole. not 2 poles or 2 holes. bottom line.....homosexuality is not normal. even though a couple of bi chicks isnt all that bad.report abuseposted August 20, 2009 12:04 PM PDT
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obamasuxmelissa etheridge has a great big ****. and it is adam and eve people. not adam and steve. not lisa and linda. dude and a chick. a pole and a hole. not 2 poles or 2 holes. bottom line.....homosexuality is not normal. even though a couple of bi chicks isnt all that bad.report abuseposted August 20, 2009 12:04 PM PDT
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Jayme WYet another bad decision by California. Did we really expect that Cali would make a good decision? The highest taxes, the highest cost of living. Cali takes more money per capita than any other in the country (or any other country) and is still in sooooo much debt. Why start making good decisions now? Can no one seriously make even a DECENT decision in that state.... JUST ONCE, pleeesereport abuseposted May 28, 2009 5:56 PM PDT
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valCALIFORNIA HAS SPOKEN. WE DO NOT SUPPORT GAY MARRIAGE.report abuseposted May 27, 2009 10:07 AM PDT
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jesseWe have an agenda? Funny, I never got the memo. "Do unto others." Someone important I believe in said that once. Treating human beings as second class citizens doesn't strike me as "doing unto others," though. I wonder when discrimination and intolerance became "family values." And why people still rely on a badly and often mis-trreport abuseposted May 26, 2009 5:22 PM PDT
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Bob27All i can say is thank god we are still married in a legal way deemed by the "Supreme Court ", and i keep my late partners benefits now until i die . As long as i never marry again ......Thank God I AM GAYreport abuseposted May 26, 2009 4:56 PM PDT
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Bob27All i can say is thank god we are still married in a legal way deemed by the "Supreme Court ", and i keep my late partners benefits now until i die . As long as i never marry again ......Thank God I AM GAYreport abuseposted May 26, 2009 4:56 PM PDT
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gI do not hate gays but I do believe marriage is for a man and a woman. Just because some people have morals doesn't mean they hate others with different views. I am all for civil unions, but marriage is for a man and a woman.report abuseposted May 26, 2009 4:09 PM PDT
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gI do not hate gays but I do believe marriage is for a man and a woman. Just because some people have morals doesn't mean they hate others with different views. I am all for civil unions, but marriage is for a man and a woman.report abuseposted May 26, 2009 4:08 PM PDT
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