Category: Marriage Equality

Advocates press for gay marriage bill in NJ before governor leaves office

The battle over gay rights moves to New Jersey and the federal government, advocates said, after Tuesday's narrow rejection of same-sex marriage by Maine voters. The Democrat-controlled legislature in New Jersey, which currently recognizes same-sex [...]

NY governor calls special session, places gay marriage on the agenda

Gov. David A. Paterson said Thursday that he would include gay marriage on the agenda of an extraordinary session he is calling for Tuesday, potentially setting up the first vote on the issue in the [...]

Michigan legislator introduces gay marriage amendment

A gay marriage amendment could soon be up for vote in Michigan. Just one day following the repeal of the gay marriage law in Maine, House Speaker Pro Tem Pam Byrnes introduced a resolution that [...]

Election night brings victory and defeat for gay candidates, issues across the nation

It was to be a night of hope and promise for the LGBT community, but instead the crushing defeat of Maine's gay marriage law delivered another setback for gay rights advocates and overshadowed many other [...]

Maine votes to repeal gay marriage law

Maine voters on Tuesday rejected a law allowing gay marriage, a closely fought referendum on the one year anniversary of a similar outcome in California. Repealing the law passed by the legislature last May is [...]

Heavy voter turnout has Maine gay marriage advocates hopeful

With polls closing in less than an hour, Maine is reporting unusually high voter turnout today, a sign that has gay marriage advocates hopeful. With polls showing a closely divided electorate, advocates on both sides [...]

Washington voters to decide gay partnership rights on Tuesday

On Tuesday, voters will “approve” or “reject” the final expansion to the state’s domestic partnership law, which grants registered domestic partners additional state-granted rights currently given only to married couples. Referendum 71 gives voters the [...]

DC Council takes up gay marriage in 2nd public hearing Monday

The debate over same-sex marriage continues as lawmakers in the nation's capital are set to continue hearing public testimony today. More than 150 people are expected to testify before the council on Monday. It will [...]

WA voters will have final say on gay partnership benefits Tuesday

Washington state's slow-but-steady approach to increasing rights and benefits to gay and lesbian couples hit its first snag just as the three-year process appeared to be complete. After lawmakers passed the state's first domestic partnership [...]

Justice department defends DOMA in Massachusetts court

MSNBC. Though the Obama administration calls the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) discriminatory, the Justice Department nonetheless is defending the law in a court filing today in Massachusetts. The state has challenged the law, [...]