Another day, another win for LGBT equality! The 10th Circuit says the Oklahoma gay marriage ban is unconstitutional.

Nerd out over the legal document whatnot here.  Quote:

“In that companion case, we held that: (1) plaintiffs who wish to marry a partner of the same sex or have such marriages recognized seek to exercise a fundamental right; and (2) state justifications for banning same-sex marriage that turn on the procreative potential of opposite-sex couples do not satisfy the narrow tailoring test applicable to laws that impinge upon fundamental liberties,” writes U.S. Circuit Judge Carlos Lucero (appointed by President Clinton).

Evan Wolfson, president of Freedom to Marry, released the following statement:

“Today’s ruling arises out of the oldest active marriage case in the country, filed in Oklahoma ten years ago; and follows more than two dozen favorable rulings for marriage in the past year. The legal consensus is clear: marriage discrimination is unconstitutional and inflicts concrete harms on committed gay and lesbian couples and their families. From the heart of the Southwest and as far as the Mountain West, the federal rulings from the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals from Oklahoma and Utah affirm that all of America is ready for the freedom to marry. It is time for the Supreme Court to end this patchwork of discrimination and bring our country to national resolution as soon as possible.”

As an Oklahoman, I’m excited and proud and I hope all of my friends in OKC go out tonight and celebrate the hell out of this!  Here’s a fun old postcard for the Rainbow Room just because it’s fun. Love to all of you back home!