Montana Democratic platform on record supporting same-sex marriage

Delegates to the Montana Democratic Party platform convention went on record unanimously Saturday for repealing Montana's constitutional ban on gay marriage. Without any debate, they supported striking existing platform language advocating legal protection for same-sex civil unions and offering those couples the same legal benefits and responsibilities granted to other individuals "united by civi...

Missoulian • Jun 11, 2012

House committee approves bill to nullify Missoula's equality ordinance

House Bill 516 by Rep. Kristin Hansen, R-Havre, now moves to the House floor for debate this week. It would prohibit local governments from enacting ordinances or policies that seek to protect residents from real or perceived discrimination based on their sexual orientation and gender as the cities of Missoula did through an ordinance and Bozeman did through a policy....

Missoulian • Feb 22, 2011