New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- A transgender student at a Catholic high school in Albuquerque, N.M., says he is has been told he must wear female student gown at his graduation procession, or not walk at all. [ Read more → ]

SANTA FE, N.M. -- The Santa Fe City Council has passed a controversial resolution recognizing same-sex marriage as legal in New Mexico. [ Read more → ]

SANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez is drawing criticism over her veto of legislation that would have required the state to expedite the occupational and professional licenses of domestic partners of gay military service members. [ Read more → ]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Two same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry filed a lawsuit Thursday in Albuquerque’s district court after they applied for and were denied marriage licenses by the Bernalillo County Clerk. [ Read more → ]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico is set announce a major lawsuit on same-sex marriage in the state. [ Read more → ]

LAS CRUCES, N.M. — A New Mexico county clerk is asking Attorney General Gary King for a legal opinion on whether county clerks may issue licenses for same-sex marriages. [ Read more → ]

SANTA FE, N.M. -- Santa Fe Mayor David Coss and a City Council member say New Mexico county clerks should issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples, and Santa Fe's city attorney says it'd be legal to do so. [ Read more → ]

SANTA FE, N.M. — In a case that tests anti-discrimination protection for gays, a religious rights group told the New Mexico Supreme Court on Monday that a photographer who declined to shoot the commitment ceremony of a lesbian couple was exercising her rights to free speech and artistic freedom. [ Read more → ]

SANTA FE, N.M. -- A New Mexico House committee has shelved a proposal to allow voters to decide whether to legalize same-sex marriage. [ Read more → ]

SANTA FE, N.M. — A proposed bill that would allow New Mexico voters decide if same-sex marriage should be legal in their state has cleared its first hurdle in the Legislature. [ Read more → ]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. -- Jacob Candelaria is poised to become the first openly gay man to serve in the New Mexico state legislature. [ Read more → ]

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — The New Mexico Court of Appeals this week ruled that a professional photographer who refused to take pictures of a gay couple’s commitment ceremony violated state anti-discrimination laws. [ Read more → ]

A candidate for the U.S. Senate has come under fire for criticizing the Student Non-Discrimination Act, legislation meant to protect children, becuase she said it “criminalizes” teasing. [ Read more → ]

Police in Las Cruces, N.M. are investigating an act of vandalism that occurred at the LGBT community center. According to a spokesperson at the center, an unknown person heaved a gear shaft from an automobile transmission, smashing one of the center's front windows. [ Read more → ]

SANTA FE, N.M. -- A New Mexico lawmaker has reintroduced a state-level Defense of Marriage Act that would amend the constitution to ban same-sex marriage and void recognition of marriages and civil unions from other states. [ Read more → ]

The Clovis, N.M. school board on Tuesday voted unanimously to end all non-curricular clubs from meeting during school hours after a gay-straight alliance applied to become a club. [ Read more → ]

The parents of an 11-year-old student in Rancho Rio, NM, are planning a civil rights lawsuit against their daughter's school for failing to provide her treatment following a playground accident because, they say, she has "two moms." [caption id="attachment_7877" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Jenna"][/caption] On February 26,... [ Read more → ]

When the New Mexico legislature reconvenes in January, one of the bills that will be under consideration is a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, reports the New Mexico Independent. A previous bill that would have allowed domestic partnerships was defeated earlier this year... [ Read more → ]