Discrimination Towards Same Sex Couples

Published by a on March 27, 2022
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CALIFORNIA COUPLES CHALLENGE MARRIAGE DISCRIMINATION LOS ANGELES – This morning, the ACLU of Southern California, together with the ACLU of Northern California, the National Center for Lesbian Rights, and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit arguing that denying same-sex couples the right to marry violates the California Constitution’s guarantees of equality, liberty, and privacy. The suit was filed on behalf of six same-sex couples, five of whom had upcoming appointments to obtain marriage licenses at San Francisco’s City Hall. The couples had their appointments cancelled as a result of the California Supreme Court’s order yesterday directing San Francisco to stop issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Two organizations, Our Family Coalition and Equality California, are also parties in the case. “We have an opportunity here to end marriage discrimination in California,” said Martha Matthews, Bohnett Attorney with the ACLU of Southern California. “Loving, committed same-sex couples should not be denied the […]