Sen. William E. Sharer (R-Farmington), a right-wing homophobe who has been trying for years to change New Mexico's constitution so it bans civil marriage under civil law to same-sex couples, has pre-filed a Defense of Marriage (DOMA) bill he wants considered during the [...]
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Wednesday was the first day to pre-file legislation for the legislative session that begins January 19, and among the 15 bills posted on the New Mexico Legislature’s Web site late Wednesday is one that proposes a constitutional amendment defining marriage as between one man and one woman.
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A staffer for Congressman Martin Heinrich, D-N.M., will meet with anti-gay marriage activist Bob King according to the Washington D.C. blog DCist.com. The Washington D.C. city council voted to approve gay marriage earlier this month and King is a part of Stand4Marriage, a conservative Christian group which opposes [...]
Weeks before the New Mexico state Legislature is expected to take up the issue of domestic partnership, the New York state Senate voted down a same-sex marriage bill Wednesday, shocking proponents who had predicted its passage, the New York Times reports.Meanwhile, in warm, sunny Florida, the news isn’t as shiny [...]
