George Takai (Sulu from the original Star Trek Series) and his long time partner Brad Altman have announced that they plan to marry.
This announcement comes courtesy of the California Supreme Court which ruled on Thursday that the ban on same sex marriage in CA was unconstitutional. The decision was based on the California constitution, not the federal constitution, so the decision cannot be appealed (but it only applies in California).
As the article notes "This issue is particularly close to Takei as he first came out as gay in 2005 to speak out against a veto, by California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, of a same-sex marraige law."
Congratulations to the happy couple. My only question is how many quatloos should an appropriate wedding gift cost?
UPDATE: A more lengthy disquisition on what this does and doesn't mean by commentator and former NY lawyer Glenn Greenwald can be found here. One thing he points out is that the California constitution contains an explicit "right to marry."
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