Marriage News
GLAD Files Amicus Brief in Massachusetts Loss of Consortium Lawsuit
GLAD has filed an amicus brief in the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in a medical malpractice case involving an alleged failure to appropriately test for and diagnose breast cancer. The case raises the question of whether the now-surviving same-sex spouse has the right to bring a claim for …
Vermont Commission Studying Marriage Equality
Legislators have formed the Vermont Commission on Family Recognition and Protection to study the possibility of bringing full marriage equality to Vermont. The commission held their first meeting on Thursday, August 23, and plans to hold public hearings throughout the state to determine public …
GLAD Cheers Defeat of Anti-Gay, Anti-Marriage Equality Measure
The Massachusetts Legislature voted 151 - 45 to defeat an anti-gay, anti-marriage equality amendment. With today’s vote, the equality GLAD won in the Goodridge decision stands safe in Massachusetts.
Massachusetts Affirms Marriages of New York Same-Sex Couples
Massachusetts should not have barred lesbian and gay couples from New York from marrying in Massachusetts prior to July 6, 2006, according to a judgment entered by a Massachusetts court on May 10, 2007. The ruling means that New York couples who married in Massachusetts before July 6, 2006 have a …
Marriage Equality Case Before Connecticut Supreme Court
Senior Attorney Ben Klein presented oral argument before the CT Supreme Court in today. The case seeks to end Connecticut’s exclusion of lesbian and gay couples from marriage rights. After two and a half years, the eight plaintiff couples in the case finally had their day in court.
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Rhode Island Attorney General Says State Will Recognize Same-Sex Marriages
In response to a request from the state’s Commissioner of the Rhode Island Board of Governors for Higher Education, Rhode Island Attorney General Patrick Lynch issued a six-page legal opinion saying that the state will recognize marriages between couples of the same sex performed in …
“The Way Life Should Be: Marriage in Maine”
Three Same-Sex Couples Tell Their Stories in New Video
Six couples from Maine tell the stories of their lives and relationships, and why they want to marry in their home state in the new video, “The Way Life Should Be: Marriage in Maine.” They discuss everything from parenting to aging, and …
Judge Rules RI Same-Sex Couples can Marry in Mass
GLAD Hails Victory for Marriage Equality
Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) hailed as another step toward marriage equality today’s decision by a Massachusetts trial court allowing same-sex couples from Rhode Isand to marry in Massachusetts. The judge found no explicit prohibitions in …
Victory in Connecticut: Court Bars Family Institute of Connecticut as Party to Marriage Case
In a decision pertaining to GLAD’s marriage equality lawsuit Kerrigan and Mock v. Department of Public Health, the Connecticut Supreme Court barred the anti-gay Family Institute of Connecticut from the case. The Family Institute sought intervener status in order to present their point of view …
New Hampshire Rejects Anti-Marriage Equality Amendment
The New Hampshire House voted overwhelmingly to defeat a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. GLAD worked closely with New Hampshire Freedom to Marry to mobilize and educate citizens and legislators about the potential harms of such an amendment. Lawmakers voted 207-125 …