Chris Christie

TRENTON, N.J. -- The Democratic leadership of the New Jersey legislature on Monday said they will introduce marriage equality legislation this session and would make the measure in both legislative bodies Senate and Assembly the legislative top priority. [ Read more → ]

NEW YORK -- New Jersey's Gov. Chris Christie on Wednesday criticized comments made by a Union Township, N.J. high school teacher who posted an anti-gay rant on Facebook last week. [ Read more → ]

Appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press" on Sunday, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie reaffirmed his opposition to same-sex marriage, and "that will be the view of our state" -- as long as he is the Governor. [ Read more → ]

TRENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Thursday, signed what many believe is the nation's toughest law to fight bullying in institutions of learning. [ Read more → ]

[caption id="attachment_4642" align="alignleft" width="369" caption="Garden State Equality March (NJ.com photo)"][/caption] A bill to legalize gay marriage in New Jersey was left in limbo this week when the state Assembly speaker tossed it back to the Senate on Thursday, while supporters and opponents watch time run... [ Read more → ]

TRENTON -- The New Jersey gay marriage proposal will be considered Monday by a Senate committee and could be posted for a full senate vote later in the week, reports the New Jersey Star-Ledger. [caption id="attachment_3471" align="alignleft" width="410" caption="Gay marriage rally in Trenton, NJ. (NJ.com... [ Read more → ]

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 couples in civil unions, is under pressure to pass a... [ Read more → ]