This is not what the glorious creation known as cake was intended for.

On Tuesday, a group of Republican lawmakers from Texas celebrated the 10-year anniversary of the state's ban on gay marriage by treating themselves to some cake. The group was joined by Texas Values, a conservative coalition, the Houston Chronicle reports.

The Texas Values Facebook page shared the photo, in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Texas Marriage Amendment:

Today at our Faith and Family Day celebration we honored the 10th anniversary of Texas' marriage amendment defining marriage as #1Man1Woman. We are thankful to have so many great Texas legislators committed to standing for marriage. No doubt Texas is committed to defending marriage!

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was on-hand to cut the cake, telling a crowd of supporters the fight to stop same-sex marriage was "a battle."

"We will be victorious, because with God, who can be against us? We know how it all ends," Patrick said.

On February 17, a Texas judge ruled that the state's ban on gay marriage violated the U.S. Constitution. The very next day, Sarah Goodfriend and Suzanne Bryant became the first same-sex couple to obtain a marriage license. The Texas Supreme Court later issued an emergency block on same-sex marriage licenses. State Rep. Cecil Bell, who was present at the cake-cutting ceremony, has proposed a law that would withhold pay from government workers who even attempt to issue a same-sex marriage license.

As a proud Texas resident, all this disappoints me deeply. To not only prevent couples from having the basic right to marry is disturbing enough, but to celebrate it with cake is downright depressing.

But it's not all bad news for the LGBT community in the Lone Star state. Earlier this week, Dallas approved same-sex benefits for the city's police and firefighters, a move that shows there are still many in Texas who believe in LGBT rights and are willing to fight for it. So don't worry — the battle is far from over.

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