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Civil rights have really taken center stage today, yes? First, Vermont legalized gay marriage after Governor Jim Douglas vetoed it on Monday. (An aside: will there be some sort of Ben & Jerry's party today in the Castro?) Then, just this afternoon, Washington D.C. says it will recognize same-sex marriage from other states. According to the Washington Post:
Domestic partnerships are already legal in the nation's capital. But today's vote, billed as an important milestone in gay rights, explicitly recognizes relocated gay married couples as married.The initial vote was 12-0. The unanimous vote sets the stage for future debate on legalizing same-sex marriage in the District and a clash with Congress, which approves the city's laws under Home Rule. The council is expected to take a final vote on the legislation next month.
This bill, introduced by D.C. Council member Phil Mendelson (D), stops short of legalizing same-sex marriage in the District. Of course, it will have to go though the House of Representatives for approval. This will make for an interesting showdown. And if today's vote in D.C. is allowed to stand, they'll then be like New York state where gay marriage isn't legal, but they will recognize gay marriages from other places.
Congratulations, D.C.
In other gay rights news, "emotional testimony" was given in Nevada today in an effort to pass the Nevada Domestic Partnership Act, which would give same-sex couples the same legal rights as granted to heterosexual couples. (Nevada, sadly, has a constitutional ban on gay marriage.) Also, over in Maryland, the Senate backed tax breaks for same-sex partners.
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Oh my god! This has been an amazing day!!!!
This is sort of how it happened with the legalization of abortion rights, too, btw...state by state....hope the institution of gay marriage doesn't go through the relentless attacks reproductive rights have...
And don't forget today's advances in Nevada and Maryland.
Whew!
It's coming...um, whether you like it or not?
Good for DC, Vermont, et al.
Real mayors do their drugs on camera.
Take note, Gavifer.
Word. To get reelected after being caught doing some shaddy shit, is just plain gangster. He comes second to slick willie, only cause he did all the above and never got caught. He had a mistress and a wife and kids with both. Read his book its quite fun, one whole chapter on dressing the part.
I don't know. Boning your staffer's wife and then shrugging, "Hey, I was drunk," seems pretty mack to me.
The ONLY sad thing is that California is going to be the lagging state on this one. I mean damn, Iowa beat us to the punch?
How much did the LDS spend in Iowa?
In Vermont?
Oh right. Nothing.