North Dakota
In 2004, as discriminatory constitutional amendments were pushed in numerous states throughout the nation, North Dakota citizens voted for an anti-relationship recognition constitutional amendment which passed and wrote discrimination into North Dakota'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.
Status: Anti-Relationship Recognition Constitutional Amendment
Groups Actively Working on Marriage
Equality North Dakota: a statewide gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender rights organization
Blog Posts Related to North Dakota
A liberal religious renaissance?
The Rev. John A. Buehrens (a Freedom to Marry Voice for Equality) serves as a guest blogger on Steven Levingston's "Political Bookworm".
He discusses the fact, both here and in his new book, “A House for Hope: The Promise of Progressive Religion in the 21st Century,” written with theology professor Rebecca Ann Parker, that while some observers see religion and conservatism as inextricably connected, religion in America actually has a progressive, liberal history.
Resources Related to North Dakota
North Dakota Census Snapshot
Demographic and economic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in North Dakota.
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".