Kids may be key to same-sex marriage
Marina Gatto, 15, was delighted last week when the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that gay couples may not be denied the right to marry. Marina was brought up by her biological mother and her mother's partner, who is not a U.S. citizen and has been denied the right to immigrate. She hopes California will follow Massachusetts' example, so that her mothers can legally live together. Kids like Marina may prove to be the trump card for same-sex marriage. Up to 9 million U.S. children live with gay parents. Massachusetts' Supreme Court specifically cited minors' rights: "It cannot be rational under our laws ... to penalize children by depriving them of state benefits because the state disapproves of their parents' sexual orientation."
Financial Times
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