http://whatmarriagemeans.org Just another WordPress weblog Tue, 12 Jul 2011 17:43:43 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The recent passage of the Marriage Equality Act in New York State could result in an uptick in the number of committed gay couples seeking to adopt a child. Experts believe the security afforded to gay couples through marriage will pave the way for gay families among couples hesitant to adopt ... http://whatmarriagemeans.org/2011/07/passage-of-marriage-equality-in-new-york-could-lead-to-increase-in-gay-adoptions/ On Friday, June 24, the Republican-controlled New York State Senate passed marriage equality legislation in a 33-29 vote. In passing the legislation, New York State became the sixth state to provide gay couples with marriage rights. The event also marked the first time a Republican-led legislature passed marriage equality. Read additional coverage ... http://whatmarriagemeans.org/2011/06/republican-led-chamber-passes-marriage-equality-legislation-in-new-york-state/ To peals of "Thank you Jim!", Republican New York State Senator James Alesi appeared at a rally to support marriage equality in Albany where he declared, "I will travel not just around New York State but the entire country to say, 'We passed marriage equality in New York State, and ... http://whatmarriagemeans.org/2011/06/republican-sen-alesi-vows-to-become-advocate-for-equal-rights/ On the cusp of an historic vote in the New York State legislature, conservative luminary Margaret Hoover pens an op-ed in the New York Daily News laying out the conservative case for marriage equality. Says Hoover: "It is time now for our party in this state to carry the march of ... http://whatmarriagemeans.org/2011/06/margaret-hoover-makes-the-conservative-case-for-gay-marriage/ In another national poll showing increasing support for marriage equality, the Public Religion Research Institute finds 73% of Catholics favor either allowing same-sex marriage (42%) or civil unions (31%).  Only 22% say there should be no legal recognition of a same-sex couple’s relationship.  More than half of Catholics polled (56%) say that ... http://whatmarriagemeans.org/2011/03/poll-shows-catholic-support-for-same-sex-marriage/  Miami Herald Column, by Leonard Pitts, Jr., Wednesday, March 23, 2o11 - "We are gathered here today to look a gift horse in the mouth. It seems a majority of the American people now favor allowing gay men and lesbians to wed. That majority, according to a Washington Post/ABC News survey ... http://whatmarriagemeans.org/2011/03/same-sex-marriage-is-more-than-a-poll-question/ Delaware Governor Jack Markell has announced that he supports bipartisan legislation that would allow same-sex couples to enter into civil unions.  Unveiled Tuesday, Senate Bill 30 would make Delaware the seventh state in the nation to permit civil unions and the 15th state to recognize same-sex relationships. http://whatmarriagemeans.org/2011/03/delaware-governor-supports-civil-unions-legislation/ Results from a recent Washington Post/ABC news poll show 53 percent of voters back legalizing same-sex marriage.  This is a remarkable shift towards equality from just five years ago, where a similar poll reported only 36 percent of responders supported legalization.  Marriage proponents see these new results as a parallel ... http://whatmarriagemeans.org/2011/03/poll-majority-supports-marriage-equality/ More than half of Americans say it should be legal for gays and lesbians to marry, a first in nearly a decade of polls by ABC News and The Washington Post.   This milestone result caps a dramatic, long-term shift in public attitudes. From a low of 32 percent in a 2004 ... http://whatmarriagemeans.org/2011/03/support-for-gay-marriage-reaches-a-milestone/ The New Hampshire House Judiciary Committee voted to postpone voting on two same-sex marriage repeal bills until early 2012.  Last month’s WMUR Granite State Poll showed that 62% of respondents believe the same-sex marriage law should not be repealed.  Governor John Lynch, a Democrat, vows to veto any repeal bills ... http://whatmarriagemeans.org/2011/03/new-hampshire-marriage-repeal-postponed/