Marriage News

I'm taking a bit of time off from what is happening in Massachusetts. I don't know about others out there, but there is something about that whole situation that is just a little too intense for me to deal with. I mean, they are talking about our relationships with the people we love and the validity of those relationships. It's just too personal for me I suppose.

I found this in a short search. I think we can expect this to happen more and more.

Two Gay Couples Denied Marriage Licenses In Beverly Hills
LOS ANGELES -- Two gay couples were denied marriage licenses Thursday in Beverly Hills, leading a local attorney to announce she will sue to challenge the ban on gay marriages in California.

San Francisco Officials Marry Gay Couple
SAN FRANCISCO Feb. 12 — In a political and legal challenge to California law, city authorities officiated at the marriage of a lesbian couple Thursday and said they will issue more gay marriage licenses.

Gay and lesbian couples all across Florida lined up at their county courthouses to apply for marriage licenses Thursday morning and the courthouse in St. Augustine was no exception.

One-hundred people gather for same-sex registration in Minneapolis
(Minneapolis-AP) -- Fifty gay couples registered as same-sex domestic partners in Minneapolis today as part of the national Freedom to Marry Day.

Mayor R.T. Rybak issued a proclamation in honor of the celebration at Minneapolis City Hall.

The registrations in the city are currently the only option for same-sex couples that want to be legally recognized in Minnesota. Since last year, the process no longer requires registrants to work or live in Minneapolis.

Today's event comes at a time when some state legislators are pushing to amend the state Constitution to ban gay marriages.

Delegates advance anti-gay marriage bill
RICHMOND — The House of Delegates tentatively approved legislation today that affirms the state's ban on gay marriages, despite opponents' claims the measure unnecessarily repeats what is already law.

Del. Robert Marshall's bill comes as the Massachusetts legislature tries to compromise on language for a constitutional amendment prohibiting gay marriages, but allowing civil unions.

Six couple applied for marriage license, but were turned down
FLORIDA - Gay and lesbian couples all across Florida lined up at their county courthouses to apply for marriage licenses Thursday morning and the courthouse in St. Augustine was no exception.

Six couple applied for marriage license, but were turned down. Same sex marriage is not legal in Florida, but the couples wanted to make a point that gay and lesbian couples should have the same right to marry as heterosexual couples.

Same sex marriage is not legal in Florida, but the couples wanted to make a point that gay and lesbian couples should have the same right to marry as heterosexual couples.

Bush Said to Favor Gay Contracts
WASHINGTON -- South Carolina Republican Congressman Jim DeMint says President Bush believes that state contract law can ensure some of the rights that gay and lesbian couples are seeking through marriage and civil union.

DeMint says the subject of contract law and marriage equality came up when he was traveling with the president on Air Force One last week. He described the conversation, first reported in the new issue of Time magazine, as politicians "shooting the breeze" rather than an in-depth policy discussion.

It sounds like second-class citizenship to me.