Wyoming
For multiple years now, the Wyoming state legislature defeated a bill that would bar Wyoming from recognizing out of state marriages between same-sex couples. A statute already excludes same-sex couples from marriage in Wyoming. Multiple Republican and Democratic state legislators came out in support of equality, as a result of the discriminatory bill being discussed. State advocacy groups and citizens across the state of Wyoming continue to work for marriage equality.
Status: Anti-Marriage Law, No Anti-Gay Constitutional Amendment
Groups Actively Working on Marriage
Wyoming Equality: Wyoming's central organization connecting the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community
Blog Posts Related to Wyoming
Wyoming Anti-Marriage Bill Fails in Senate
The measure would have stopped the state from recognizing the marriages of gay couples who got married outside Wyoming. The bill did pass the House, but not before a passionate debate that included some Republicans in opposition.
Taking the (Political) Party Out of Marriage
Freedom to Marry's New Media Intern Joe Girton spotlights some Republicans around the country who have stood up for marriage, including one lawmaker who spoke out against Wyoming's recent votes against the freedom to marry.
Freedom to Marry Calls on Wyoming Legislature to Keep Discrimination Out of the “Equality State”
A statement from Evan Wolfson, Founder and Executive Director of Freedom to Marry, urging the Wyoming State Legislature to reject a constitutional amendment that passed the House today that would specify that out-of-state marriages of same-sex couples would not be honored in Wyoming.
Resources Related to Wyoming
Party Principles: Support for the Freedom to Marry by State and National Political Parties
A listing of both state and national political parties that have made strong statements in support of the freedom to marry.
Wyoming Census Snapshot
Demographic and economic information about same-sex couples and same-sex couples raising children in Wyoming.
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".