WA: Gay Marriage Fight in State High Court

OLYMPIA, WA — The campaign for gay rights trained its hopes for marriage equality on nine men and women inside the Temple of Justice yesterday.

Attorneys for 19 lesbian and gay couples, their expectations high, made their case for state-sanctioned civil marriage before the Washington Supreme Court as the state, King County and a group of intervenors argued that the traditional look of marriage should not change. Read more

New Mexico Senate OKs Gay Marriage Ban

When will we stop being used as political tools for the rightwing?

Legislation aimed at preventing same-sex marriage in New Mexico cleared the Senate Wednesday. The upper house voted 25 - 12, moving the measure to the House. The so-called defense of marriage act would define marriage in New Mexico as the union of one man and one woman. Read more