London,
(ANI):
Star
Trek
star
George
Takei
is
celebrating
the
news
that
gay
marriage
could
soon
be
legal
again
in
California,
after
a
judge
overturned
a
bill
which
outlawed
same
sex
marriage.
Chief
U.S.
District
Judge
Vaughn
R.
Walker
overturned
the
controversial
Proposition
8
bill,
calling
the
decision
unconstitutional.
And
the
new
ruling
has
thrilled
Takei,
73,
who
wed
his
partner
Brad
Altman
in
2008
when
gay
marriage
was
briefly
legal
in
the
state,
as
it
would
speed
up
legislation
of
same
sex
marriage.
“We"re
overjoyed.
We"re
very
happy," the
Daily
Express
quoted
the
actor
as
telling
Eonline.com.
“I"m
sure
this
is
going
to
be
challenged
all
the
way
up
to
the
Supreme
Court,
but
my
gut
feeling
is
that
it"s
a
clear
Constitutional
issue
that"s
in
our
favour.
“The
people
that
advocated
Proposition
8
used
distortion
and
misinformation
in
their
campaign...
That"s
not
the
way
a
democracy
runs.
(You
should)
mind
your
own
marriage,"
he
added.