Same-sex couples in New Mexico file lawsuit seeking the freedom to marry
Posted on Mar 21, 2013 at 03:00 pm
This afternoon, two same-sex couples seeking the freedom to marry filed a lawsuit in the district court of Albuquerque, New Mexico after they were denied marriage licenses by the Bernalillo County Clerk.
Santa Fe officials to sponsor resolution supporting marriage in New Mexico
Posted on Mar 20, 2013 at 03:45 pm
Yesterday in Santa Fe, NM, the mayor and city councilor announced that they would sponsor a resolution recognizing that same-sex couples can legally marry in the state of New Mexico and that county clerks should begin issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples.
Indiana legislature delays vote on anti-gay marriage amendment
Posted on Feb 07, 2013 at 03:30 pm
Today, legislative leaders from Indiana's House and Senate announced that they would not vote in 2013 on an anti-gay constitutional amendment that proposes to permanently limit the freedom to marry for same-sex couples. The move is the latest example of states in nearly every region of the country taking steps forward rather than backward on the freedom to marry.
The state of Marriage Equality in 2011
Posted on Jan 18, 2011 at 03:30 pm
After a 2010 with few marriage equality measures contested outside the courtroom, 2011 will likely see a number of battles state by state across the country.
NM Attorney General: Out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples will likely be valid in NM
Posted on Jan 05, 2011 at 03:00 pm
Attorney General Gary King says out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples will likely be valid in New Mexico.
Video: Domestic Partners Rally for New Mexico Rights
Posted on Feb 02, 2010 at 12:21 pm
February 2, 2010
Supporters of a New Mexico domestic partnership bill rallied at the State Capitol Monday in an attempt to win over legislators who are undecided on the issue. The bill passed in the House of Representatives in 2009, failing in the Senate by only a handful of votes. [Link] See video below:
N.M. Bill Proposes Constitutional Amendment Defining Marriage as Between One Man, One Woman
Posted on Dec 18, 2009 at 10:54 am
December 16, 2009
A proposed anti-gay constitutional amendment has been pre-filed in the New Mexico Legislature for the 2010 session. Previous anti-gay legislation attempts have died in the New Mexico legislative process. [Link]
Domestic Partnerships Back on New Mexico Agenda
Posted on Sep 30, 2009 at 11:58 am
September 29, 2009
Gov. Bill Richardson (D-N.M.) will try again to get the New Mexico Legislature to pass a bill establishing domestic partnerships. Equality New Mexico says the fate of the bill is "contingent on a successful conversation with the Catholic Church." [Link]
Domestic Partnership Bill Fails
Posted on Feb 27, 2009 at 10:36 am
Domestic Partnership Bill Heading to New Mexico Senate
Posted on Feb 18, 2009 at 12:16 pm