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The Connecticut Supreme Court ruled in favor for gay and lesbian couples to marry. This is the third state that gay marriages are allowed to take place. The other two were Massachusetts and California.

The Connecticut Supreme Court reached a decision with a 4-3 vote giving same-sex marriages the benefit. According to the case Kerrigan v. Commissioner of Public Health, it states:

We conclude that, in light of the history of pernicious discrimination faced by gay men and lesbians, and because the institution of marriage carries with it a status and significance that the newly created classification of civil unions does not embody, the segregation of heterosexual and homosexual couples into separate institutions constitutes a cognizable harm.

And after the ruling, it was said that Connecticut’s Republican Governer, Jodi Rell, will not fight the ruling. This actually comes as a shock due to the fact that Republicans generally don’t support decisions like this. Also, the fact that Governer Rell stated he disagreed with the Supreme Court’s decision.

“I disagree with today’s State Supreme Court ruling but as governor, I will uphold it. I continue to believe that marriage is the union of a man and a woman.

I also believe that the historic civil union law that I proudly signed in 2005 is equitable and just. We were the first state to enact such a law through legislative action and not a court mandate.

The Supreme Court has spoken. I do not believe their voice reflects the majority of the people of Connecticut. However, I am also firmly convinced that attempts to reverse this decision – either legislatively or by amending the state Constitution – will not meet with success. I will therefore abide by the ruling.”

I wonder which state will be next…