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New Mexico
New Mexico introduced both a marriage equality bill and a domestic partnership bill in the 2007 legislative session. Although the marriage bill did not move, the domestic partnership bill passed the House and passed two Senate Committees before the 2007 legislative session ended. While incremental steps such as domestic partnership do provide some protections and responsibilities to same-sex couples and their families, ultimately, marriage is the only status which achieves true fairness and equality.
Because New Mexico’s laws do not prohibit marriage between same-sex couples, there is no impediment to New Mexico same-sex couples marrying in Massachusetts and having their marriage honored in New Mexico. While Massachusett’s government directed that licenses could be given to New Mexico couples, the New Mexico state government has not taken action to ensure they will be honored.
WHERE YOU CAN GO TO GET INVOLVED OR LEARN MORE:
Equality New Mexico
Equality New Mexico is an advocacy organization that uses both
community outreach and the political process to promote civil rights,
to end discrimination, and to further the general welfare of the
lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender communities in New Mexico.
ACLU-New Mexico
ACLU-New Mexico's mission is to maintain and advance the cause of
civil liberties within the state of New Mexico, with particular
emphasis on the freedom of religion, speech, press, association, and
assemblage, and the rights to the franchise, due process of law and
equal protection of law, and to take any legitimate action in the
furtherance and defense of such purposes.
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LEGISLATIVE STATUS IN NEW MEXICO:
Your Community—New Mexico
Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
HRC presents resources, news, and the current marriage and
relationship recognition laws in each state.
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PUBLICATIONS:
New Mexico Census Snapshot
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 New Mexico.
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 New Mexico.
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Williams Institute
April 2008
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 New Mexico.
July 18, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, via the Department of Public Health and Registry of Vital Records and Statistics, issued a corrective notice to all Massachusetts city and town clerks authorizing them to allow same-sex couples from New Mexico to apply for marriage licenses.
