A federal judge overturned Indiana’s same-sex marriage ban yesterday, while an appeals court did the same in Utah today — part of a tidal wave of decisions that show that momentum is on the side of equality.
U.S. District Court Judge Richard L. Young ruled that there was little difference between a so-called gay marriage and a heterosexual one and that treating couples differently based on orientation was unconstitutional.
“It is clear that the fundamental right to marry shall not be deprived to some individuals based solely on the person they choose to love,” Young ruled. “In time, Americans will look at the marriage of couples such as Plaintiffs, and refer to it simply as a marriage – not a same-sex marriage. These couples, when gender and sexual orientation are taken away, are in all respects like the family down the street. The Constitution demands that we treat them as such.”
The decision follows rulings in other Republican-led states that have been hostile to gay rights and brings the number of states that have either legally enshrined marriage equality or had their bans overturned to — well, I’ve lost count. And that is the point. What started as a steady trickle of pro-equality rulings and votes in the wake of Prop. 8 in California, which was probably the last major victory for the so-called marriage-protection side, has turned into a full-on wave that has washed over not only blue states like New York and Massachusetts, but red states like Utah, Kentucky and, now, Indiana.
Does this mean the battle is won? No. But momentum is in the right direction.
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Hank Kalet 
With all due respect, (and I could care less what consenting adults do), the Gooferment has no role in regulating \”marriage\”. For both traditional and \”gay\” marriage, there is \”partnership\” law. Remember that the \”marriage license\” was created to keep the \”wrong color\” people from \”marrying\”!
Loving v. Virginia, 388 U.S. 1 (1967),[1] was a landmark civil rights decision of the United States Supreme Court which invalidated laws prohibiting interracial marriage. The Supreme Court is part of the government, the justices are government employees. The Supreme Court did play a role in marriage, it invalidated all the racist marriage laws of the states. The government (via the Supreme Court) can play a positive role in regulating marriage.