Senators in California approved a bill late Wednesday that recognizes gay and lesbian marriages performed outside the state prior to November 5, 2008.
Senator Mark Leno, an openly gay Democrat from San Francisco, introduced SB 54, which was sponsored by Equality California (EQCA), the state's largest gay rights advocate. Senators favored the bill in a 23 to 14 vote. The bill was passed in the Assembly earlier in the month.
Voters approved Proposition 8, the voter-initiated constitutional amendment that bans gay marriage in the Golden State, by a narrow margin on November 4. The California Supreme Court rejected a challenge to the amendment but allowed gay and lesbian marriages performed during the June-to-November “summer of love” to stand. The bill clarifies the ruling by including out-of-state gay marriages.
Full Story from On Top Magazine
Planning to marry your partner? Click here for gay marriage resources in California.
To subscribe to this blog, use the rss feed on the right. You can also email us at info@purpleunions.com with "subscribe blog" as the subject. Or find us on Facebook - just search for Gay Marriage Watch (you'll see our b/w wedding pic overlooking the Ferry Building and Bay Bridge in SF). We're also tweeting daily at http://www.twitter.com/gaymarriagewatc.
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home