Same-sex weddings can begin pending appeal, N.J. Supreme Court rules

No stay of the initial ruling allowing same-sex marriages to start 21 October!! This means weddings can go ahead, as planned, beginning Monday.

(I think this probably means I'm going to be invited to a few more weddings this year.)

In Judge legalizes same-sex marriage in New Jersey the Star-Ledger's Salvador Rizzo wrote:

A state judge today ruled to legalize same-sex marriage in New Jersey, saying gay couples would be denied federal benefits if the state kept allowing only civil unions.

Unfortunately, he also had to write:

Jacobson's ruling represents a victory for gay- ( Read more... )

and, just in time, a friend shared this:

(since, on preview, the embed doesn't appear to work, here's a link: http://video.theaustralian.com.au/2379788500/Stranded-kitten-escapes-fast-moving-vehicles )