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Mississippi

In 2004, as discriminatory constitutional amendments were pushed in numerous states throughout the nation, Mississippi citizens voted for an anti-marriage constitutional amendment which passed and wrote discrimination into Mississippi's constitution. State advocacy groups are working to both repeal such discrimination and end the exclusion of same-sex couples and their families from marriage.

WHERE YOU CAN GO TO GET INVOLVED OR LEARN MORE:

Equality Mississippi
Equality Mississippi is a statewide, non-partisan, lobbying, education and support network for the gay, lesbian and straight allied communities in Mississippi.

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LEGISLATIVE STATUS IN MISSISSIPPI:

Your Community—Mississippi
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
HRC presents resources, news, and the current marriage and relationship recognition laws in each state.

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PUBLICATIONS:

Mississippi Census Snapshot
Williams Institute
December 2007
Using data from the U.S. Census Bureau, this report provides demographic and economic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in Mississippi.

Geographic Trends Among Same-Sex Couples in the U.S. Census and the American Community Survey
Williams Institute
November 2007
Gary Gates at the Williams Institute released groundbreaking research on the geographic trends among same-sex couples. The report finds the biggest increases in Southern and Mountain states and states barring legal acceptance of same-sex couples had larger percentage increases in same-sex couples from 2000 to 2006.

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NEWS:

View news about the fight for the freedom to marry in Mississippi.

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