Californian ban on gay marriage overturned

IN a monumental victory for the gay rights movement, the California Supreme Court overturned a voter-approved ban on gay marriage yesterday, in a ruling that would allow same-sex couples in the US’s biggest state to tie the knot.

Domestic partnerships are not a good enough substitute for marriage, the judges ruled 4-3 in striking down the ban.

Outside the courthouse, gay marriage supporters cried and cheered as the news spread.