Oakland, California - "Today, Vermont legislators lived up to their state motto – freedom and unity – and their override of the Governor's veto ensures that thousands of same-sex couples living in Vermont will have the freedom to marry the person they love," said Molly McKay, Marriage Equality USA Media Director. "We know in our hearts, it is only a matter of time for America to turn its back on this history of discrimination against same-sex couples. To witness within a week the Iowa Supreme Court's unanimous decision, followed by Vermont's legislative stand, both in support of marriage equality gives us hope that we may be able to live our happily ever afters sooner than we think.""We hope the California Supreme Court recognizes how its leadership in last May's marriage decision contributed to these changes in the heartland and across the country," said Pamela Brown, Marriage Equality USA Policy Director. "The Court must continue to illustrate this leadership by overturning Prop 8 and ensure that equal protection and fundamental rights mean something…that they just can't be plucked away in a willy-nilly fashion from minority groups by the majority."
