Gay Marriage Law

Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Gay Marriage Law

Submitted by ONE Community on April 7, 2012 - 1:46pm
Appeals Court Hears Arguments on Gay Marriage Law

From The New York Times:

BOSTON — A federal appeals court panel heard arguments Wednesday on whether to uphold a lower court’s finding that a section of the 1996 law banning federal recognition of same-sex marriage is unconstitutional.

The case is the first challenge to the so-called Defense of Marriage Act, or DOMA, to reach a federal appeals court. In July 2010, Judge Joseph L. Tauro of the United States District Court in Boston sided with the plaintiffs in two separate cases brought by the state attorney general and a gay rights group. Read more »

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Cheering a Gay Marriage Law, and Its Champions

Submitted by ONE Community on June 28, 2011 - 8:45pm

From NY Times:

Two days after New York became the sixth and largest state to legalize same-sex marriage, participants in the 42nd annual gay pride parade on Sunday used the occasion to reflect somberly on the gains and losses of the past year.
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They came to shout, dance, cheer, strut, hug and shed tears of joy, knowing that on July 24, when the law takes effect, the season for tears will begin in earnest.

The focus of much of the cheering was Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, a Democrat, who made legalization of same-sex marriage part of his election campaign and visibly led the fight for its approval in the Republican-led State Senate. Read more »

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