Roundup: Launch of Mayors for the Freedom to Marry
Posted on Jan 20, 2012 at 12:39 pm
Check out some of the highlights from this morning's launch of "Mayors for the Freedom to Marry" at the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Washington D.C.
Bipartisan “Mayors for the Freedom to Marry” launches
Posted on Jan 20, 2012 at 09:00 am
This morning in Washington D.C., Freedom to Marry announced the launch of Mayors for the Freedom to Marry, a bipartisan coalition of 75+ Mayors who support marriage for gay and lesbian couples.
Committee vote on NJ’s marriage bill scheduled for next week
Posted on Jan 18, 2012 at 02:24 pm
Next Tuesday (01/24), New Jersey's Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a hearing and vote on S.1, the bill to extend marriage to gay and lesbian couples.
Canadian marriages of same-sex couples are not in jeopardy
Posted on Jan 12, 2012 at 05:05 pm
After a Canadian government official took a position in a trial-level divorce proceeding today, some same-sex couples worried that their marriages would no longer be valid. But no worries- your marriage is just as valid today as it was yesterday!
The freedom to marry gains momentum in Washington state
Posted on Jan 11, 2012 at 05:22 pm
Washington United for Marriage and its allies are moving forward after Governor Gregoire’s announcement on Monday that she supports extending the freedom to marry to gay and lesbian couples.
Senator Reed: 104 days ≠ “very shortly”
Posted on Jan 10, 2012 at 10:36 am
104 days ago, Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) said he would decide "very shortly" whether or not he would cosponsor the Respect for Marriage Act, the bill that would overturn DOMA. But 104 days later, he's still deciding. What's the hold up, Senator Reed?
Legislative leaders announce introduction of a marriage bill in NJ
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 at 01:00 pm
One day before the new legislature is sworn in, legislative leaders and marriage advocates in New Jersey announced that a marriage bill will be at the top of the legislative agenda in 2012.
Marriage bill gets its first Republican cosponsor in the Washington Senate
Posted on Jan 09, 2012 at 11:11 am
State Senator Steve Litzow announced over the weekend that he will be the first Senate Republican to cosponsor the marriage bill in Washington state.
Hawaii and Delaware celebrate first civil unions of the New Year
Posted on Jan 04, 2012 at 05:27 pm
Hawaii and Delaware joined a growing number of states extending relationship recognition to gay and lesbian couples when their historic civil union laws went into effect on New Year’s Day.
Governor Gregoire will introduce marriage legislation in Washington
Posted on Jan 04, 2012 at 12:24 pm
Days before the start of the state's legislative session, Washington Governor Chris Gregoire announced that she will introduce legislation to extend marriage to gay and lesbian couples.