The States and Marriage

California has joined Massachusetts in allowing marriage licenses for gay partners. A handful of other states provide other forms of recognition to same-sex couples. Most states have either a law or a constitutional amendment saying that only a man and a woman can marry.

SOURCE: Human Rights Campaign | The Washington Post - May 18, 2008

This Story Same-Sex Marriage Ruling Makes Waves Article \| Opponents of same-sex marriage say they will ask the California Supreme Court to delay the implementation of its ruling allowing gay couples to wed in the state as those on both sides of the debate gear up for a November ballot measure aimed at undoing the court's decision. The States and Marriage		TOOLBOX E-Mail This Save/Share + Digg Facebook Reddit Twitter myspace SOURCE: Human Rights Campaign \| The Washington Post - May 18, 2008 ¬es=California has joined Massachusetts in allowing marriage licenses for gay partners. A handful of other states provide other forms of recognition to same-sex couples. Most states have either a law or a constitutional amendment saying that only a man and a woman can marry." onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('delicious')" onmouseout="resetbg2('delicious')" target="new">del.icio.us SOURCE: Human Rights Campaign \| The Washington Post - May 18, 2008 \'),\'newstrust\'+(new Date()).getMilliseconds(),\'dependent=no,scrollbars=yes,resizable=yes,alwaysRaised=yes,status=yes,directories=yes,location=yes,menubar=yes,toolbar=yes,width=430,height=750,modal=no\'));ntw.focus();'" onclick="if ( typeof otto != 'undefined' ) { }" onmouseover="changebg2('newstrust')" onmouseout="resetbg2('newstrust')">NewsTrust Stumble It! COMMENT 0 Comments Your browser's settings may be preventing you from commenting on and viewing comments about this item. See instructions for fixing the problem. Discussion Policy CLOSE Comments that include profanity or personal attacks or other inappropriate comments or material will be removed from the site. Additionally, entries that are unsigned or contain "signatures" by someone other than the actual author will be removed. Finally, we will take steps to block users who violate any of our posting standards, terms of use or privacy policies or any other policies governing this site. Please review the full rules governing commentaries and discussions. You are fully responsible for the content that you post. Who's Blogging » Links to this graphic
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