Northfield City Council Approves Domestic Partnership Registry Ordinance

With no discussion, the Northfield City Council on Tuesday approved the second reading of the domestic partner registry ordinance with a 6-1 vote. The ordinance is effective July 23. Northfield becomes the 19th Minnesota city to pass a domestic partner registry ordinance, according to the Research and Inquiry Department of the League of Minnesota Cities and LGBT advocacy organization OutFront Mi...

Patch • Jun 20, 2012

VIDEO: Former RNC Chairman Pitches Preservation of Same-Sex Marriage

At his visit to the Statehouse, along with members of the Standing Up For New Hampshire Families organization, Mehlman held a short media availability, stating he was stressing the popularity of the state's law and the need for Republicans to be the party of personal liberties and freedom. He said polling data showed that state residents supported the same-sex marriage law by a two-to-one margin. ...

Patch • Feb 4, 2012

Dem. Reed Gusciora Says the "Time is Ripe" for Marriage Equality Bill in NJ

Deputy Assembly Majority Leader Reed Gusciora (D-Trenton) released a statement Wedensday declaring the "time is ripe" for his Marriage Equality bill to be posted in the Assembly. He has asked Assembly Judiciary Chair Peter Barnes and Assembly Speaker Sheila Oliver to post the measure before the end of the year, or what's known as the lame duck session....

Patch • Nov 17, 2011

Activists Rally for Marriage Equality in New Jersey

New Jersey currently sanctions civil unionsinstead of legal marriage for gay couples. Gov. Chris Christie has publicly expressed hisopposition to gay marriage. Even if a marriage equality bill is passed by the state legislature, Christie will have the right to veto it. "The governor's views are not those of New Jersey," said Garden State Equality chairman and Teaneck resident Steven Goldstein. "O...

Patch • Jul 25, 2011

Conservative Murrieta Law Firm Helps Reignite Battle Over Prop. 8

The battle to uphold Proposition 8's restrictions against gay marriage found new support from a Murrieta-based nonprofit law firm. Advocates for Faith & Freedom plans to file legal briefs with the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals by March 15 as it defends the Imperial County Clerk's ability to enforce the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman. Advocates for Faith & Freedom announ...

Patch • Mar 13, 2011