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NY Marriages Begin
Sun, 2011-07-31 23:00 — Stephen J. HylandOn July 24, 2011, those who were inclined to marry were able to do so in New York. My husband, Richard, and I have been eagerly reading the New York Time's Weddings and Celebrations section, which has had tremendous coverage of same-sex marriages held in the State of New York. Read more »
New Jersey Marriage Equality Suit Filed
Wed, 2011-06-29 09:22 — AnonymousTRENTON—Seven gay and lesbian New Jersey couples, along with many of their children, are going to court to try to force the state to recognize gay marriage. Read more »
NY Passes Marriage Equality Law
Thu, 2011-06-23 23:00 — AnonymousALBANY—New York lawmakers narrowly voted to legalize same-sex marriage Friday, handing activists a breakthrough victory in the state where the gay rights movement was born.
New York will become the sixth state where gay couples can wed and the biggest by far.
Gay rights advocates are hoping the vote will galvanize the movement around the country and help it regain momentum after an almost identical bill was defeated here in 2009 and similar measures failed in 2010 in New Jersey and this year in Maryland and Rhode Island. Read more »
Senators Introduce "Respect for Marriage Act" to Repeal DOMA
Wed, 2011-03-16 23:00 — AnonymousCalifornia Senator Dianne Feinstein introduced legislation today to repeal a law that denies federal benefits to same-sex couples. Read more »
House Speaker Boehner Vows to Defend Inequality
Mon, 2011-03-07 00:00 — AnonymousWASHINGTON—House Speaker John Boehner, R.–Ohio, said on Friday that he is launching a legal defense of the federal law that limits the definition of marriage to the union between one man and one woman. Read more »
CA AG to Court: "Let Marriages Resume"
Wed, 2011-03-02 00:00 — AnonymousSAN FRANCISO—California Attorney General Kamala Harris requested Tuesday that a federal appeals court lift a stay on a judge's decision declaring a voter- approved ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional. Read more »
MD Senate Passes Marriage Equality Bill; House Takes Up Bill
Fri, 2011-02-25 14:32 — AnonymousANNAPOLIS— Maryland's Senate passed a landmark measure Thursday evening that would allow same-sex couples to wed, pushing the controversial issue to the House of Delegates, which appears nearly evenly split on the issue. Read more »
NY Court Recognizes Equal Spousal Rights for Same-Sex Couples
Fri, 2011-02-25 00:00 — AnonymousNEW YORK—A state appeals court has cleared the way for a same-sex spouse to inherit the estate of his deceased partner.
The Appellate Division, First Department, held yesterday in Matter of the Estate of H. Kenneth Ranftle, that recognizing the marriage in Canada of H. Kenneth Ranftle and J. Craig Leiby, who was designated as Mr. Ranftle's surviving spouse and sole distributee,
did not violate public policy. Read more »
MD Senate Grants Marriage Equality Bill Preliminary Approval; Final Vote on Thursday
Wed, 2011-02-23 00:00 — AnonymousANNAPOLIS— The Maryland Senate advanced legislation Wednesday allowing same-sex marriages on a preliminary vote of 25 to 22, all but ensuring passage of the measure in that chamber. Read more »
The End of DOMA? DoJ Will No Longer Defend Federal Definition of Marriage
Wed, 2011-02-23 00:00 — AnonymousWASHINGTON–The Attorney General made the following statement today about the Department's course of action in two lawsuits, Pedersen v. OPM and Windsor v. United States, challenging Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which defines marriage for federal purposes as only between a man and a woman: Read more »
