Historical civil liberties from the US (or Happy Loving Day)
41 one years ago today, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled against the state of Viriginia in the case of Loving v. Virginia over turning all US race-based legal restrictions on marriage.
Mildred Loving died earlier this year, but the legacy of her love for for her husband and her battle to let it be recognised live on.
I hope that before long we will have a ruling overturning restrictions on marriage based upon the gender of those involved, thus allowing gay marriage.
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