( CNN ) -- Colorado judge rules against his state 's same-sex marriage ban . The ruling is a victory for gay rights advocates who had argued that the state's constitutional amendment banning gay marriages was unconstitutional because it denied equal protection under the law to gays and lesbians. Crabtree stays his own ruling pending appeals .
Colorado judge rules against his state 's same-sex marriage ban . The ruling is a victory for gay rights advocates who had argued that the state's constitutional amendment banning gay marriages was unconstitutional because it denied equal protection under the law to gays and lesbians. Crabtree stays his own ruling pending appeals .