Surprising absolutely no one, yet another judge has ruled that a state ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. This time in the sunny state of Florida. Circuit Court Judge Sarah Zabel in Miami-Dade County said the state’s ban denied due process and equal protection, and because she’s a badass, also “basic human decency.”
It serves only to hurt, to discriminate, to deprive same-sex couples and their families of equal dignity, to label and treat them as second-class citizens, and to deem them unworthy of participation in one of the fundamental institutions of our society.
Of course, unsurprisingly, the ruling has been stayed. The state’s attorney general, Pam Bondi, has already appealed the ruling, however, she’s probably aware that even if this heads to the Florida Supreme Court, her appeal is not likely to succeed. So far, there have been about twenty decisions striking down state level same-sex marriage bans, in large measure because of the precedent set by the Supreme Court of the United States in its own decision striking down the Defense of Marriage Act. Most of these rulings are on hold.
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