Michigan Law Professors Suggest Gays/Lesbians Use "Proxy Marriage"

A pair of law professors at Michigan State University have launched an effort to legitimize the use of long-distance “proxy marriage” as a way for same-sex couples in states which prohibit gay marriage to legally wed. The professors, Mae Kuykendall and Adam Candeub, said in an announcement released this morning that the ceremonies, in which an official in a state which permits same-sex unions performs a ceremony for residents of another state using remote connection technology, builds on a tradition of proxy marriage long used to wed overseas service members with a homebound spouse. Although such a marriage would not be recognized in a state like Michigan, which sanctions marriage only between one man and one woman, Kuykendall and Candeub said such ceremonies “could… help committed couples retain their spousal rights.” Full Story from Freep.com: http://www.freep.com/article/20091028/NEWS15/91028026/1008/NEWS06/MSU-profs-offer-same-sex-marriage-solution

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