So, this morning, the California Supreme Court decided that dear Gavin had overstepped his authority and nullified the 3000+ gay marriages that took place. If marriage is really & truly based on love…who’s to say that two people who are deeply in love and committed to each other cannot be recognized as “married”?
I was hoping that the dictionary was going to support me on this, but it’s a toss up…
Main Entry: mar·ry
Pronunciation: ‘mar-E also ‘mer-
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): mar·ried; mar·ry·ing
Etymology: Middle English marien, from Old French marier, from Latin maritare, from maritus married
transitive senses
1 a : to join as husband and wife according to law or custom b : to give in marriage (married his daughter to his partner’s son) c : to take as spouse : WED (married the girl next door) d : to perform the ceremony of marriage for (a priest will marry them) e : to obtain by marriage (marry wealth)
2 : to unite in close and usually permanent relation
intransitive senses
1 : to take a spouse : WED
2 : COMBINE, UNITE (seafood marries with other flavors)
– marry into : to become a member of by marriage (married into a prominent family)
In other…strangely related…news, the governor of New Jersey stepped down today, amidst corruption allegations and admitted to having an affair with another man. I thought of the Julianne Moore movie, Far From Heaven – which I have yet to see in it’s entirety. But I give props to McGreevy for having the courage to come forward and tell the truth…but I don’t think that he should have left office.