Under California law, there are no longer husbands and wives. Only spouses. I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so. I have been saying this in
debates for some time. A few years ago, I was in a debate at UCLA, with Prof Gary
Gates of the Williams Institute. He took offense at the fact that I referred to his partner as well, as “partner.” “He is not my partner. He is my
husband!” Dr. Gates said indignantly. To which I replied, “Dr. Gates, under the laws you advocate, there will be no husbands or wives. I won’t have a husband.
No one will have a husband. Everyone will have generic “spouses.” (His comment is around 42 minutes. My response is around 52 – 55 minutes. You can’t
see his facial expression, but he did seem to be surprised by this news.) Today it happened: Governor Jerry Brown signed into law, a bill that would remove the gendered terms from the law and replacethem with generic “spouse” terms.Sex radical Mark Leno, is of course, delighted.
“I am pleased Governor Brown has recognized the importance of this bill, which makes it explicitly clear in state law that every loving couple has the
right to marry in California,” Leno said. “This legislation removes outdated and biased language from state codes and recognizes all married spouses
equally, regardless of their gender.”
Outdated and biased language. Sorry Gary Gates, you don’t get to have a husband and neither do I.
I hate to say I told you so, but I told you so.
