Gay marriage supporters to rally in Palm Springs tonight
Gay marriage supporters will rally in Palm Springs Tuesday evening following the U.S. Supreme Court hearing on California’s gaymarriage ban.
The “Rally For Equality” is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the countybuilding at 3255 E. Tahquitz Canyon Way. The event is being put on by theCoachella Valley United for Marriage for All, which is part of the Human RightsCampaign.
Rep. Raul Ruiz, D-Palm Desert, is scheduled to speak at 6:30 p.m.
The Supreme Court will hear arguments on two marriage cases –Hollingsworth v. Perry and U.S. v. Windsor. The Perry, scheduled to be heard Tuesday, case deals with California’s Proposition 8, a measure passed byvoters in 2008 that says marriage between a man and a woman is the only kindrecognized by the state.
The Windsor case, to be heard Wednesday, deals with theconstitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, signed intolaw in 1996 by President Bill Clinton. The law says that marriage in federallaw or regulation means a union of a man and a woman.
The court is expected to rule on the cases in June.
