Quote Originally Posted by desslock
And actually do not forget - marriage law is handled on a state level here. So any changes in either a positive or negative way will have to happen one single state at a time.
That's true to some extent, but a good part of the legal benefits accruing to married couples come from federal law. One of those benefits (with which I'm particularly familiar) involves the immigration of a foreign spouse. All 50 states in the union could allow gays & lesbians to marry, but without a change to federal law, none of them could marry a foreigner and expect to live in the U.S.

I could probably deal with the discrimination in social security benefits, COBRA insurance law, and other federal financial matters, but when it comes to the pursuit of happiness for gay citizens, the Bill of Rights can ring a bit hollow.

Great news for the U.K., by the way!