We Lost One More Fight in NY

It’s a tough fight. We all have to just keep on going. This was just one setback. There will be more for sure. But with each setback, it will show even more our determination and the gross injustice of this inequality.

ITHACA, N.Y. Feb 24, 2005 — A judge has ruled against a group of same-sex couples who challenged the state’s anti-gay marriage law after they were denied marriage licenses.

The 25 couples sued the city of Ithaca and the state last June, arguing that the law contradicts a 2002 New York statute outlawing discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation. [...]

“Social perceptions of same-sex civil contracts may change over time,” Mulvey wrote in his ruling. “If that day comes, it is within the province of the Legislature to so act.”

The couples’ lawyer said they would appeal. (source)