Washington Court Upholds Ban on Gay Marriage

Washington Court Upholds Ban on Gay Marriage: "Some in the majority of the 5-to-4 decision said the state legislature was free to extend the right to marry to gay couples."

A not entirely unexpected defeat for same-sex marriage advocates. Still, it was rather a close call. The reasoning of some in the majority still is the procreation aspect. I've already mentioned in a post on the New York state case how that reasoning is terribly suspect. As the dissent mentions, the real motivation appears simply to be animus against gays and lesbians.

-- updated 7/27/2006

Seattle Times columnist Jerry Large suggests going to the legislature to get same-sex marriage accomplished. Interestingly he expresses his guilt at enjoying the benefits of marriage while excluding gays and lesbians.