US District Judge Michael McShane on his ruling today overturning Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage

“Oregon recognizes a marriage of love with the same equal eye that it recognizes a marriage of convenience. It affords the same set of rights and privileges to Tristan and Isolde that it affords to a Hollywood celebrity waking up in Las Vegas with a blurry memory and a ringed finger. It does not, however, afford these very same rights to gay and lesbian couples who wish to marry within the confines of our geographic borders.”

- U.S. District Judge Michael McShane, in today’s ruling that overturned Oregon’s ban on same-sex marriage.