Gay Rights Groups Celebrate Victories in Marriage Push
Who? gay right groups and The Vermont Legislature
Who is involved? Bill Douglas
Who does/did the situation affect? Gay Marriages
Who said so? Iowa Supreme Court
What? legalized same-sex marriages in that state
What is happening? The Vermont Legislature on Tuesday overrode Gov. Jim Douglas’s veto of a bill allowing gay couples to marry
What did happen? New York, New Jersey, Maine and New Hampshire are among the states where such proposals have gained legislative support in recent months
What are the consequences? Proposition 8, which amended the state’s Constitution to ban same-sex marriage, effectively reversing a decision by the state’s Supreme Court that had legalized it.
What is different about this? “There is a palpable sense that something has changed and people need to get active.”
What are the choices? The vote in Vermont came on the same day the Council of the District of Columbia gave preliminary approval to a plan recognize same-sex marriages performed elsewhere
When? 2000
When did or will this happen? Took effect in 2004
When was this discovered? This Year
Where? Vermont, Iowa, the others are Connecticut and Massachusetts.
Where did or will this happen? 26 states since the Massachusetts law
Why? people need to undo state constitutional amendments. advocates would give the opposition movement new energy
How do you feel about this? I feel that gay couples should have the same rights as everyone else.
