Today ends a 5-day period of public comment on televising the Prop 8 District Court Hearings. To that end, please sign the Petition to Televise Prop 8 District Court Hearings. Thanks!

Also, New Jersey legislators voted Thursday against marriage equality 14-20.
Pams House Blend coverage:
- final statements before the vote+tally and
- taking it ( Read more... )

The Respect for Marriage Act (HR # not yet available) was introduced in the federal House of Representatives today with 91 cosponsors. This bill seeks to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act (DoMA) which allowed states not to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states and countries ( Read more... )

The CA Supreme Count upheld Prop 8 as a constitutional amendment rather than a revision 6 to 1 today. The 18,000 same-sex marriages entered into during the period it was legal have been upheld as
Text of decisionBecause of the mental process I've been in over more personal matters in the last few days, I so not have a reaction beyond "disappointed ( Read more... )

Today Maine's Senate passed a marriage equality bill voted on earlier in the week by the House. The governor immediately signed it into law. Congratulations Maine! ( Reuters, BBC)

Of course a campaign is starting up to prevent the bill from taking effect. The Maine Family Policy Council needs about 55,000 signatures to delay the law and to force a ( Read more... )

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National Coming Out Week was last week, and this was delicious icing on a great week (details forthcoming). Woo!

Hartford Courant: High Court Grants Marriage Rights for Same-sex Couples

NY TImes: Gay Marriage Is Ruled Legal in Connecticut

Text of the opinion (pdf files)
Majority: Palmer, Norcott, Katz, Harper
Dissent 1: Borden
Dissent 2: ( Read more... )

SB 1250 Tabled in PA

A resolution which would amend the PA state constitution to define marriage as between one man and one woman was tabled on May 6. The Senate Journal which notes the floor discussion on the matter should be available in early June (they seem to be on a 1 month delay).

Senate Record
(Edited to add 6/9/08: PDF of Senate Journal ( Read more... )

Today the California Supreme Court lifted the state's ban on Gay Marriage.
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Mercury NewsGay marriages will start in 30 days. There is a petition on the November ballot to overturn the ruling, but it will be over 5 months after marriages have been occurring. Precedent sez it's likely to stand because people don't like seeing that ( Read more... )

Oregon's state House and Senate passed respective bills to 1) create a system of domestic partnerships for same-sex couples in the state, and 2) make discrimination based on sexual orientation illegal in the areas of employment, housing, public accommodation, and education. The bills await a complete agreement between House & Senate wordings, and ( Read more... )