Posted on May 12, 2009 by ProfessorTreeFrog
Sorry for the month-long delay in posting, I graduated this month.
Last week the state of Maine, through legislative action, joined Massachusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, and Iowa in the legalization of same-sex marriage. Among the New England states this leaves out only New Hampshire from offering marriage equality to all citizens – and this may be [...]
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Posted on April 8, 2009 by ProfessorTreeFrog
Over the past two weeks Sweden, Iowa, and Vermont have all legalized same-sex marriage! Sweden and Vermont by legislative action, Iowa by a unanimous state supreme court ruling. The District of Columbia also voted unanimously to recognize marriages and unions from states that offer them.
It appears now that the Iowa ruling will stick, and especially strongly, as Senate Majority Leader Mike [...]
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