California’s Gay Marriage Ban was banned today by the California Supreme court! In the 4-3 decision, the court ruled that Proposition 22, a ban on gay marriage, is unconstitutional. This is great news for people who, you know, like, care about equal rights or whatever! Here’s why the court deemed it unconstitutional to tell people who they can and can’t marry:

In contrast to earlier times, our state now recognizes that an individual’s capacity to establish a loving and long-term committed relationship with another person and responsibly to care for and raise children does not depend upon the individual’s sexual orientation, and, more generally, that an individual’s sexual orientation — like a person’s race or gender — does not constitute a legitimate basis upon which to deny or withhold legal rights. We therefore conclude that in view of the substance and significance of the fundamental constitutional right to form a family relationship, the California Constitution properly must be interpreted to guarantee this basic civil right to all Californians, whether gay or heterosexual, and to same-sex couples as well as to opposite-sex couples.

Inspired by this victory? There’s still a lot of work to be done! And, thanks to organizations like the ACLU and their Get Busy Get Active Campaign, there are lots of ways to. So

1. and check out the ACLU!

2. If you live in a city without a domestic partnership registry and change that

3. and find out if you live in a state where a marriage or civil union law is possible.

4. If you live in a place where recognition of same-sex relationships seems too ambitious, and get a local nondiscrimination law, or a nondiscrimination policy from your employer. Its easy. Just click.

5. and check out this moving video from the ACLU’s Get Busy Get Equal Campaign.