With the reality that some want to revoke "18K" CA gay marriages

[SHRED]

My sister asked me these questions:

"How will the state know which marriages are same-sex (other than the very public ones like Ellen..) since the revised marriage license simply says Party A and Party B – no gender distinction or box to check – for that matter how do they know there are 18k – secret tally based upon observation when the license was obtained?"

Anyone have answers?

[slackmaster]

1. You have to present a birth certificate, driver's license, or state-issued ID to get a license

All of that information is recorded, and all of the forms of acceptable ID indicate gender.

They can pull the information by a simple database query, if they really want to.

[SHRED]

2. Does the public have access?

[slackmaster]

3. There are two types of marriage license in California - Public and Confidential

The public has access to Public licenses; anyone can get a copy of a particular one for a small fee. Confidential ones are protected from scrutiny by the general public.

[hendo]

4. Odd

I wonder if the confidential license was created for celebrities.

[slackmaster]

5. Either that or to allow families to keep the lid on "shotgun" marriages

A lot of people opt for the Confidential option.

[NMMNG]

6. They have our birth certificate information

Also they have our names which in most cases are fairly gender specific. At any rate, the second anybody tried to get benefits of any kind as a married couple they'd be denied because their marriage wasn't valid (should the bigots win). So my marriage was legal for all of four months before it was thrown into limbo, and now I may be forcibly divorced by a bunch of bigots with money, power and a shitload of hatred.

If they could experience 1/10th of the pain and suffering they've caused us it might be worth it, the scum.

[RetiredTrotskyite]

10. That SUCKS!

for the goddamned fundies to be able (possibly) to forcibly divorce you. :hug: What the fuck ever happened to "ex post facto". If your marriage was legal for four months, then it should STAY legal. Those fucking, smug-faced bastard HYPOCRITES! More and more I am inclined to move to Canada. This country only gives a shit about the bigots and their money, power, and privilege. :banghead:

[Ioo]

7. If they due revoke them, My lawyer will be filing a lawsuit on CA to recoup costs

We were told that even if prop 8 passed that those done would be legal because they were legal and props can not be retroactive... We will sue.

[mitchtv]

8. I'll want my fee back , too

fuck all those religious RW scumbags who voted that hateful change, including.\ Rick Warren et al

[SHRED]

9. I would sue for the entire cost of the wedding