NYC To Recognize Gay Marriages

[renaissanceguy]

(New York City) New York City will recognize same-sex marriages and civil unions - but only if they were performed outside the state in areas where they are already legal.

The announcement was made by Mayor Michael Bloomberg's special counsel, Anthony W. Crowell and comes two months after the mayor appealed a ruling by a New York City judge that denying marriage to gay and lesbian couples violated the state constitution.

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But, while the issue of same-sex marriage drags on in the courts a poll released Wednesday shows that most people in New York State support marriage for same-sex couples. (story)

The Global Strategy Group survey found that 51% of New Yorkers support marriage for same-sex couples while 42% do not. A similar Global Strategy Group poll conducted for the Pride Agenda last year in March 2004 found 47% in support of marriage and 46% opposed.

http://www.365gay.com/newscon05/04/040705nyMarr.htm

http://www.cafepress.com/liberalissues.14741193

[HockeyMom]

1. Vermont Civil Unions

Didn't a judge in NYC already rule in a hospital negligence suit that New York had to honor Vermont Civil Unions? The partner of a man who died in a NYC hospital sued. The hospital sought to have case thrown out on the fact that they could not be married in NYS, but judge ruled the NYS had to honor Vermont Civil Unions.

Anybody hear of this? Wasn't all that long ago.

[GodlessBiker]

2. Woohoo!