Henry Franklin Floyd Professions : Judge Born : November 5, 1947 Browse All Authors Famous Quotes by Henry Franklin Floyd We recognize that same-sex marriage makes some people deeply uncomfortable. However, inertia and apprehension are not legitimate bases for denying same-sex couples due process and equal protection of the laws. Civil marriage is one of the cornerstones of our way of life. It allows individuals to celebrate and publicly declare their intentions to form lifelong partnerships, which provide unparalleled intimacy, companionship, emotional support and security. Henry Franklin Floyd gay couple sex There is absolutely no reason to suspect that prohibiting same-sex couples from marrying and refusing to recognize their out-of-state marriages will cause same-sex couples to raise fewer children or impel married opposite-sex couples to raise more children. The Virginia Marriage Laws therefore do not further Virginia's interest in channeling children into optimal families, even if we were to accept the dubious proposition that same-sex couples are less capable parents. Henry Franklin Floyd couple children sex Similar Authors Arenda L. Wright Allen judge Andrew Napolitano judge Alfred Goodwin judge Alfred Denning, Baron Denning judge Alex Kozinski judge Albie Sachs judge All Authors
