Re: [UUPoly-L] LGBT rights

[licorice gumdrop <licorice.gumdrop@gmail.com>]

On Oct 3, 2008, at 8:12 PM, wabaldwin@aol.com wrote:

> State law governs marriage -- but cannot conflict (am I wrong?) with  
> the Equal Protection clause of the U.S. Constitution.

that's fine, as far as it goes - but non-heterosexuals aren't a  
protected class, and therefore don't fall under the equal protection  
clause of the 14th amendment. but there are attorneys on this list  
with more experience than I who can speak more authoritatively on the  
subject.

-j.