Marriage News
Showing Support for CA Marriage Equality
Equality supporters across the country came out on Saturday, November 15 to protest the passage of proposition 8 in California and show support for marriage rights. GLAD attorney Janson Wu spoke at the Boston rally. You can read his remarks and view photos here.
The next step being taken in …
Same-Sex Couples Begin Marrying in Connecticut
More than four years after filing the marriage equality lawsuit, Kerrigan & Mock v. Department of Public Health, GLAD Attorney Ben Klein stood in New Haven Superior Court as Judge Jonathan Silbert entered final judgment - a victory - in the case.
And with that, it became official - today, …
Marriage Equality Victory in Connecticut!
In an historic decision, Connecticut’s Supreme Court ruled today that gay and lesbian couples in the Constitution State deserve marriage. Not domestic partnerships or civil unions, but full and equal marriage and the respect and security that only marriage provides.
Today’s ruling, in GLAD’s case …
Governor Patrick Signs Repeal of 1913 Law
Update: The anti-gay group MassResistance has filed paperwork for a referendum essentially to repeal the repeal of the 1913 law. In a letter, the Attorney General’s office deemed that the question meets the constitutional requirements for a referendum. MassResistance must now gather the …
Maine Voters Refuse to Sign Anti-Gay Ballot Petition
The organization spearheading Maine’s recent anti-gay referenda withdrew its most recent petition effort when state primary voters refused to sign the petition in sufficient numbers.
The measure would have eliminated sexual orientation from the non-discrimination law, reversed GLAD’s 2007 …
A Toast to Happiness and Equality: GLAD Congratulates California on its Wedding Day
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders, the organization whose successful lawsuit brought marriage equality to Massachusetts, today offered congratulations to California’s marrying same-sex couples, their families, friends, and allies.
Couples Marrying in CA Urged to “Make Change, Not Lawsuits”
Four LGBT legal organizations, including GLAD, and five other leading national LGBT groups have issued a statement entitled “Make Change, Not Lawsuits.” The statement explains that while couples who go to California to marry should ask friends, neighbors and institutions to honor their marriages, …
California Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Marriage Equality!
The California Supreme Court has ruled in favor of marriage equality for same-sex couples. The Court issued its decision today stating that California laws barring same-sex couples from marrying are unconstitutional.
The California court has affirmed what we already know: that a society pledged …
GLAD Files Brief in Iowa Marriage Case
GLAD has submitted an amicus brief on behalf of state and national LGBT organizations and a significant group of Massachusetts state legislators in a marriage equality case currently pending in the Iowa Supreme Court.
In the brief, GLAD describes the legal, political, and social landscape in …
Rhode Island Court Blocks Couple’s Divorce
The Rhode Island Supreme Court ruled today that the state’s Family Court does not have jurisdiction to recognize a same-sex couple’s Massachusetts marriage for the purpose of granting them a divorce.
Read More:
- The decision [PDF]
- GLAD’s statement on the decision [PDF]
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