On August 4, 2010, the Supreme Court of California made the following declaration, which overturned Proposition 8--an amendment to affirm marriage as a union between one man and one woman--and rightfully, triumphantly returned the decision to marry where it belongs: to consenting adults who want to do so for whatever freaking reason they choose. Period!
Proposition 8 fails to advance any rational basis in singling out gay men and lesbians for denial of a marriage license. Because California has no interest in discriminating against gay men and lesbians, and because Proposition 8 prevents California from fulfilling its constitutional obligation to provide marriages on an equal basis, the court concludes that Proposition 8 is unconstitutional.
In honour of the above return to reason, I bring you anthropologist Helen Fisher's TED talk about romantic love, which presumably is the unreasonable condition that leads to many decisions by couples to get married...
