Marriage Is a Constitutional Right

The decision, though an instant landmark in American legal history, is more than that. It also is a stirring and eloquently reasoned denunciation of all forms of irrational discrimination, the latest link in a chain of path breaking decisions that permitted interracial marriages and decriminalized gay sex between consenting adults.

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via Editorial - Marriage Is a Constitutional Right - NYTimes.com.

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