Delaware

Delaware is home to over 2,000 same-sex couples. State advocacy groups continue to work towards gaining the freedom to marry for the citizens of Delaware.

Status: Anti-Marriage Law, No Anti-Gay Constitutional Amendment

Groups Actively Working on Marriage

ACLU Delaware LGBT Rights Project: Delaware's Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) community now has an identified organization willing to take a stand on the issue of civil rights for lesbian women, gay men, and bisexual and transgender individuals

 

Blog Posts Related to Delaware

Upshot of California marriage equality case: the right-wing had no case

Jonathan Weiler: The right-wing has begun, of course, to scream bloody murder over yet another judicial usurpation [the Prop 8 case]. But cutting through the noise, just remember the underlying reality of the California case - when put to the factual test, the right-wing simply has no case. And it's not a close call.

Legislation would offer benefits to same-sex partners of Delaware employees

A Delaware House committee approved legislation June 2 that would allow the same-sex domestic partners of state workers to purchase health insurance and receive some pension payments under employee benefits plans.

Same-Sex Couples Stranded Between Love and Country

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Resources Related to Delaware

Delaware Census Snapshot

Demographic and economic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in Delaware.

Geographic Trends Among Same-Sex Couples in the U.S. Census and the American Community Survey

Groundbreaking research showing a huge increase in same-sex couples identifying themselves as "unmarried partners".

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