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Post subject: Gay wedding for Star Trek's Takei
 Posted: May 20, 2008 - 10:07 PM
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US actor George Takei is to wed his long-term partner after California lifted its ban on same-sex marriage.
Takei, 71, best known for playing Mr Sulu in Star Trek, said he and Brad Altman were going through the "delicious dilemma" of where to marry.
The actor and 54-year-old Mr Altman have been together for 21 years. "We can have the dignity, as well as all the responsibilities, of marriage. We embrace it all heartily," Takei wrote on his website.
On Thursday, California's Supreme Court said the "right to form a family relationship" applied to all Californians regardless of sexuality. But opponents of the decision said they would seek an amendment to the state constitution, which would override the ruling.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7410431.stm
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Post subject: Re: Gay wedding for Star Trek's Takei
Posted: May 20, 2008 - 10:14 PM
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| britstarfan wrote: | US actor George Takei is to wed his long-term partner after California lifted its ban on same-sex marriage.
Takei, 71, best known for playing Mr Sulu in Star Trek, said he and Brad Altman were going through the "delicious dilemma" of where to marry.
The actor and 54-year-old Mr Altman have been together for 21 years. "We can have the dignity, as well as all the responsibilities, of marriage. We embrace it all heartily," Takei wrote on his website.
On Thursday, California's Supreme Court said the "right to form a family relationship" applied to all Californians regardless of sexuality. But opponents of the decision said they would seek an amendment to the state constitution, which would override the ruling.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7410431.stm
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Posted: May 20, 2008 - 10:20 PM
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Posted: May 20, 2008 - 10:41 PM
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| CONGRATULATIONS, George and partner! I wish you every happiness. |
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Posted: May 20, 2008 - 11:25 PM
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More power to you Mr. Takei, I wish you all the happiness in the world...
Just remember the pre-nup! |
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Post subject: Re: Gay wedding for Star Trek's Takei
Posted: May 21, 2008 - 03:02 AM
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On July 20, 2005, Canada became the fourth country in the world to legalize same-sex marriage nationwide with the approval of the Civil Marriage Act. Court decisions, starting in 2003, each already legalized same-sex marriage in eight out of ten provinces and one of three territories, whose residents comprised about 90% of Canada's population. Before passage of the Act, more than 3,000 same-sex couples had already married in these areas. [1] Most legal benefits commonly associated with marriage had been extended to cohabiting same-sex couples since 1999.
The Civil Marriage Act was introduced by Paul Martin's Liberal government in the Canadian House of Commons on February 1, 2005 as Bill C-38. It was passed by the House of Commons on June 28, 2005, by the Senate on July 19, 2005, and it received Royal Assent the following day. On December 7, 2006, the House of Commons effectively reaffirmed the legislation by a vote of 175 to 123, defeating a Conservative motion to examine the matter again. This was the third vote supporting same-sex marriage taken by three Parliaments under three Prime Ministers in three different years.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_m ... _in_Canada
| britstarfan wrote: | US actor George Takei is to wed his long-term partner after California lifted its ban on same-sex marriage.
Takei, 71, best known for playing Mr Sulu in Star Trek, said he and Brad Altman were going through the "delicious dilemma" of where to marry.
The actor and 54-year-old Mr Altman have been together for 21 years. "We can have the dignity, as well as all the responsibilities, of marriage. We embrace it all heartily," Takei wrote on his website.
On Thursday, California's Supreme Court said the "right to form a family relationship" applied to all Californians regardless of sexuality. But opponents of the decision said they would seek an amendment to the state constitution, which would override the ruling.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7410431.stm
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Posted: May 21, 2008 - 05:11 AM
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Posted: May 22, 2008 - 01:47 AM
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| Congrats!!! Now if only ALL of the states were this open-minded maybe there wouldn't be such intolerance in this country. Probably not..... |
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Posted: May 22, 2008 - 07:40 AM
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*sigh* As usual, people are not seeing what is truly important here.....
~Will there be cake, and do I get any~ |
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Posted: May 22, 2008 - 10:19 AM
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| Cat wrote: | *sigh* As usual, people are not seeing what is truly important here.....
~Will there be cake, and do I get any~ |
And who will get the cake in the face is another question pondered. |
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Post subject: Re: Gay wedding for Star Trek's Takei
Posted: May 22, 2008 - 11:34 AM
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| britstarfan wrote: |
The actor and 54-year-old Mr Altman have been together for 21 years. "We can have the dignity, as well as all the responsibilities, of marriage. We embrace it all heartily," Takei wrote on his website.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7410431.stm
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Well, after nearly 25 years of marriage myself, it is great to have a long-time and stable partnership. I wish them well in their future. |
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Posted: May 22, 2008 - 12:41 PM
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| vampyregirl wrote: | | Congrats!!! Now if only ALL of the states were this open-minded maybe there wouldn't be such intolerance in this country. Probably not..... |
For open-mindedness read contempt for long established judeo-christian-based moral standards of human conduct.....now out the window. There is a line in the bible, "the whole head is sick", referring to a level of moral confusion where all guideposts of moral reason are gone. |
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Posted: May 22, 2008 - 09:36 PM
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Cat is right..... will there be Cake and do we get some!!
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Posted: May 22, 2008 - 10:06 PM
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I'm not on the guest list!  I'm rude, crude, and socially unacceptable. But if someone notices me peeking in, slip me some of that cake and a glass of champagne if you please! |
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