Gay Marriage - DOMA, 14th Amendment & Supreme Court | HISTORY

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• GAY MARRIAGE
• ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER ADMS HE MARRIED GAY COUPL, BUT SUPPORTS TRADNAL MARRIAGE
• SCHWARZENEGGER VETO GAY MARRIAGE BILL
• CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR
• SCHWARZENEGGER MARRIED TWO GAY COUPL AS CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR
• GOVERNOR BACKS GAY MARRIAGE
• SCHWARZENEGGER WILL VETO GAY MARRIAGE BILL
• SCHWARZENEGGER TERMAT CALIFORNIA SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILLGOVERNOR VETOED BILL THURSDAY; CONNECTICUT BE SEND STATE TO OFFER SAME-SEX CIVIL {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY GIL KFMANSEPTEMBER 30, 2005/7:41 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY GIL KFMANSEPTEMBER 30, 2005 / 7:41 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"SCHWARZENEGGER TERMAT CALIFORNIA SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2005-09-30T11:41:12.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2005-09-30T11:41:12.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"GIL KFMAN","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS PROMISED, CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER VETOED CALIFORNIA'S SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL ON THURSDAY. EXPLAG HIS ACTN -- WHICH ME ON A DAY WHICH HE REJECTED 51 OTHER BILLS AS WELL -- SCHWARZENEGGER WROTE THAT HE BELIEVED GAY UPL WERE ENTLED TO "FULL PROTECTN UNR THE LAW AND SHOULD NOT BE DISCRIMATED AGAST," BUT THAT HE BELIEVED THE BILL WOULD HAVE REVERSED A 2000 BALLOT MEASURE THAT CLARED THAT ONLY A MARRIAGE BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN IS LEGAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL -- WHICH SQUEAKED BY THE STATE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY EARLIER THIS MONTH WH NO REPUBLIN VOT -- WAS THE FIRST THE UNTRY THAT LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE G THE POWER OF THE LEGISLATURE WHOUT A URT ORR (SEE [ARTICLE ID="1508904"]"CALIFORNIA SENATE APPROV SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL"[/ARTICLE]). DEMOCRATIC SAN FRANCIS ASSEMBLYMAN MARK LENO, THE SPONSOR OF THE BILL, ACCED THE GOVERNOR OF "HIDG BEHD THE FIG LEAF" OF THE 2000 BALLOT MEASURE, PROPOSN 22, ACRDG TO THE LOS ANGEL TIM. THAT MEASURE WAS APPROVED BY 61 PERCENT OF VOTERS, BUT RECENT POLLS HAVE SUGGTED THAT CALIFORNIANS ARE NOW ALMOST EVENLY DIVID ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LENO SAID THAT THE VETO "PUTS THE ERNOR ON THE WRONG SI OF HISTORY. ... HE NNOT CLAIM TO SUPPORT FAIR AND EQUAL LEGAL PROTECTNS FOR SAME-SEX UPL AND VETO THE VERY BILL THAT WOULD HAVE PROVID TO THEM" (SEE [ARTICLE ID="1509124"]"SCHWARZENEGGER VOWS TO VETO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL "[/ARTICLE]).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OPPONENTS OF GAY MARRIAGE PRAISED THE VETO, CHARACTERIZG LENO'S BILL AS AN ATTEMPT TO DO AN END-AROUND PROPOSN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE ERNOR REALLY HAD NO CHOICE, BEE SIGNG WOULD SELF BE AN ILLEGAL ACT," SAID ATTORNEY ANDREW PUGNO, WHO REPRENTED THE GROUPS THAT BACKED PROPOSN 22. "THE CONSTUTN REQUIR ANOTHER VOTE OF THE PEOPLE TO CHANGE AN IATIVE." THE LEAR OF GAY-RIGHTS GROUP EQUALY CALIFORNIA ACCED THE ERNOR OF TRYG TO "PLAY BOTH SIS" BY REJECTG SAME-SEX MARRIAGE EVEN AS HE TOUTS THE EXPANSN OF DOMTIC-PARTNER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE TIM REPORTED THAT THE MOVE AT A TIME WHEN SCHWARZENEGGER'S REPUBLIN BASE HAS BEE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, AS HIS APPROVAL RATG SLIPS TO 33 PERCENT. THE FORMER ACTN STAR HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL SEEK RE-ELECTN NEXT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MEANWHILE, ON SATURDAY CONNECTICUT WILL JO VERMONT AS THE ONLY STAT TO OFFER SAME-SEX CIVIL UNNS. UNFORTUNATELY FOR THOSE PLANNG THEIR CEREMONI, THE LNCH ON A DAY WHEN ONLY A HANDFUL OF TOWN CLERKS' OFFIC PLAN TO BE OPEN, ACRDG TO A REPORT BY THE ASSOCIATED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"SATURDAY IS GOG TO BE A LANDMARK DAY THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT CONNECTICUT," SAID DEMOCRATIC STATE SENATOR ANDREW MCDONALD, ONE OF ONLY A FEW OPENLY GAY LEGISLATORS CONNECTICUT'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY. CONNECTICUT'S LAW PASSED APRIL, MAKG THE FIRST STATE TO REGNIZE SAME-SEX UNNS WHOUT URT TERVENTN. THE CIVIL UNNS WILL GIVE SAME-SEX UPL THE SAME LEGAL PROTECTNS AS MARRIED UPL, CLUDG SPOAL HEALTH-RE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAWS ALLOWG GAY UPL TO MARRY VERMONT AND MASSACHETTS WERE PASSED AS A RULT OF LEGAL ACTN. DPE THE CHANGE, CONNECTICUT WILL NOT REGNIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAG BEE S LAW SPECIFI THAT MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

GAY MARRIAGE

Early Years: Same-Sex Marriage Bans In 1970, jt one year after the historic Stonewall Rts that galvanized the gay rights movement, law stunt Richard Baker and librarian Jam McConnell applied for a marriage license Gerald Nelson rejected their applitn bee they were a same-sex uple, and a trial urt upheld his cisn.

” This lg effectively blocked feral urts om lg on same-sex marriage for s, leavg the cisn solely the hands of stat, which alt blow after blow to those hopg to see gay marriage beg 1973, for stance, Maryland beme the first state to create a law that explicly f marriage as a unn between a man and woman, a belief held by many nservative relig groups. Though the gay rights movement saw some advancements the 1970s and 1980s—such as Harvey Milk beg the first openly gay man elected to public office the untry 1977—the fight for gay marriage ma ltle headway for many years.

ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER ADMS HE MARRIED GAY COUPL, BUT SUPPORTS TRADNAL MARRIAGE

In 1989, the San Francis Board of Supervisors passed an ordance that allowed homosexual upl and unmarried heterosexual upl to register for domtic partnerships, which granted hospal visatn rights and other years later, the District of Columbia siarly passed a new law that allowed same-sex upl to register as domtic partners. C., 1993, the hight urt Hawaii led that a ban on same-sex marriage may vlate that state nstutn’s Equal Protectn Clse—the first time a state urt has ever ched toward makg gay marriage Hawaii Supreme Court sent the se—brought by a gay male uple and two lbian upl who were nied marriage licens 1990—back for further review to the lower First Circu Court, which 1991 origally dismissed the the state tried to prove that there was “pellg state tert” jtifyg the ban, the se would be tied up ligatn for the next three Defense of Marriage Act Opponents of gay marriage, however, did not s on their hnch. Congrs 1996 passed the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which Print Bill Clton signed to didn’t ban gay marriage outright but specified that only heterosexual upl uld be granted feral marriage benefs.

That is, even if a state ma gay marriage legal, same-sex upl still wouldn’t be able to file e tax jotly, sponsor spo for immigratn benefs or receive spoal Social Secury payments, among many other act was a huge setback for the marriage equaly movement, but transient good news arose three months later: Hawaii Judge Kev S.

SCHWARZENEGGER VETO GAY MARRIAGE BILL

Phg for Change: Civil Unns The next saw a whirlwd of activy on the gay marriage ont, begng wh the year 2000 when Vermont beme the first state to legalize civil unns, a legal stat that provis most of the state-level benefs of years later, Massachetts beme the first state to legalize gay marriage when the Massachetts Supreme Court led that same-sex upl had the right to marry Goodridge v. The state fally troduced the untry to gay marriage (m the feral benefs) when began issug same-sex marriage licens on May 17, that year, the U.

CALIFORNIA STILL HAS AN ANTI-GAY MARRIAGE LAW ON THE BOOKS. VOTERS ULD REMOVE NEXT YEAR

Bh—that would outlaw gay marriage across the untry. 2004 was notable for upl many other stat as well, though for the oppose reason: Ten typilly nservative stat, along wh Oregon, enacted state-level bans on gay marriage.

Kansas and Texas were next 2005, and 2006 saw seven more stat passg Constutnal amendments agast gay towards the end of the , gay marriage beme legal var stat, cludg Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont (the first state to approve by legislative means) and New Hampshire. Domtic Partnerships Throughout the and the begng of the next, California equently ma headl for seawg on the gay marriage state was the first to pass a domtic partnership statute 1999, and legislators tried to pass a same-sex marriage bill 2005 and 2007.

Perry legalized same-sex marriage early 2010s ntued the state-level battl over gay marriage that fed the precedg , wh at least one notable event. For the first time the untry’s history, voters (rather than judg or legislators) Mae, Maryland, and Washgton approved Constutnal amendments permtg same-sex marriage marriage also beme a feral issue 2010, Massachetts, the first state to legalize gay marriage, found Sectn 3 of DOMA—the part of the 1996 law that fed marriage as a unn between one man and one woman—to be unnstutnal.

SCHWARZENEGGER MARRIED TWO GAY COUPL AS CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR

Wdsor, nservative Jtice Anthony Kennedy sid wh Jtic Ruth Bar Gsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan favor of same-sex marriage rights, ultimately makg gay marriage legal across the natn June this time, was still outlawed only 13 stat, and more than 20 other untri had already legalized gay marriage, startg wh the Netherlands December 2000. ET/ ernor of California om 2003 to 2011, Schwarzenegger remaed largely opposed to plans to change the tradnal fn of marriage to clu homosexual upl. "I married her the office – the ernor's office, " he add, notg that he had also married another assistant that ed to work for him a gay marriage former ernor steered away om givg a five answer on the issue, notg that he was not favor of same-sex marriage, but at the same time believ gay upl still serve the same ceremony as heterosexual upl.

"I don't have to be for gay marriage.

7, a day after the Legislature beme the first the untry to approve a bill allowg gays and lbians to wed. The ernor said the state nstutn bars the Legislature om enactg a law allowg gay marriage whout another vote by the public and that Leno's bill wouldn't provi for that vote.

GOVERNOR BACKS GAY MARRIAGE

Issue probably will go to state Supreme CourtSchwarzenegger noted that a state appeals urt was nsirg whether the state's ban on gay marriage is nstutnal and that the issue would likely be cid by the California Supreme Court. " Leno, who is openly gay, said Schwarzenegger had missed a historic opportuny to stand up for civil rights. Eddie Gutierrez, a spokman for Equaly California, a gay rights group that supported the bill, said Schwarzenegger had merely layed the day when gay marriage is legal.

California still has an anti-gay marriage law on the books. Arnold Schwarzenegger vetoed a subsequent legislative attempt to legalize gay marriage.

Supreme Court legalized gay marriage natnally two years later. Former California ernor Arnold Schwarzenegger, who twice vetoed marriage equaly legislatn, revealed that he performed marriage ceremoni for two gay staff members spe believg the stutn should be rtricted to unns between men and women.

SCHWARZENEGGER WILL VETO GAY MARRIAGE BILL

Supreme Court, which is nsirg whether to hear the the transcript om 60 Mut below, followed by the Gay marriage. You for gay marriage?

Schwarzenegger: I performed the weddg the You married--Schwarzenegger: I married her the office-- the ernor's Then you mt be for gay marriage.

SCHWARZENEGGER TERMAT CALIFORNIA SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILLGOVERNOR VETOED BILL THURSDAY; CONNECTICUT BE SEND STATE TO OFFER SAME-SEX CIVIL {FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}{FONT:NORMAL 800 1.2REM/1.25 "GRAVY",SANS-SERIF;TEXT-TRANSFORM:NONE;LOR:HER;DISPLAY:LE-BLOCK;PADDG-BOTTOM:6PX;POSN:RELATIVE;TEXT-TRANSFORM:UPPERSE;}{BACKGROUND:#FFFFFF;BOTTOM:0;NTENT:'';DISPLAY:BLOCK;HEIGHT:2PX;LEFT:0;POSN:ABSOLUTE;RIGHT:0;-WEBK-TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;TRANSN:ALL 0.2S EASE;WIDTH:100%;}{LEFT:51%;RIGHT:51%;WIDTH:0;}LIFEBY GIL KFMANSEPTEMBER 30, 2005/7:41 {HEIGHT:HER;DISPLAY:-WEBK-BOX;DISPLAY:-WEBK-FLEX;DISPLAY:-MS-FLEXBOX;DISPLAY:FLEX;POSN:RELATIVE;-WEBK-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-MS-FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;FLEX-WRAP:WRAP;-WEBK-ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-ALIGN:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-ALIGN:CENTER;ALIGN-EMS:CENTER;-WEBK-BOX-PACK:CENTER;-WEBK-JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-MS-FLEX-PACK:CENTER;JTIFY-NTENT:CENTER;-WEBK-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;-MS-TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;TRANSFORM-ORIG:CENTER;} IMG{HEIGHT:100%;WIDTH:100%;OBJECT-F:VER;}{HEIGHT:574PX;WIDTH:1020PX;}BY GIL KFMANSEPTEMBER 30, 2005 / 7:41 AM{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"NEWSARTICLE","HEADLE":"SCHWARZENEGGER TERMAT CALIFORNIA SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL","THUMBNAILURL":","DATEPUBLISHED":"2005-09-30T11:41:12.000+0000","DATEMODIFIED":"2005-09-30T11:41:12.000+0000","IMAGE":{"@NTEXT":","@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1920,"HEIGHT":1080},"URL":","THOR":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","NAME":"MTV"},"MAENTYOFPAGE":{"@TYPE":"WEBPAGE","@ID":"},"PUBLISHER":{"@TYPE":"ORGANIZATN","@ID":","NAME":"MTV","URL":","LOGO":{"@TYPE":"IMAGEOBJECT","URL":","WIDTH":1280,"HEIGHT":720}},"CREATOR":"GIL KFMAN","ARTICLESECTN":"LIFE"}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}AS PROMISED, CALIFORNIA GOVERNOR ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER VETOED CALIFORNIA'S SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL ON THURSDAY. EXPLAG HIS ACTN -- WHICH ME ON A DAY WHICH HE REJECTED 51 OTHER BILLS AS WELL -- SCHWARZENEGGER WROTE THAT HE BELIEVED GAY UPL WERE ENTLED TO "FULL PROTECTN UNR THE LAW AND SHOULD NOT BE DISCRIMATED AGAST," BUT THAT HE BELIEVED THE BILL WOULD HAVE REVERSED A 2000 BALLOT MEASURE THAT CLARED THAT ONLY A MARRIAGE BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN IS LEGAL {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL -- WHICH SQUEAKED BY THE STATE SENATE AND ASSEMBLY EARLIER THIS MONTH WH NO REPUBLIN VOT -- WAS THE FIRST THE UNTRY THAT LEGALIZED GAY MARRIAGE G THE POWER OF THE LEGISLATURE WHOUT A URT ORR (SEE [ARTICLE ID="1508904"]"CALIFORNIA SENATE APPROV SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL"[/ARTICLE]). DEMOCRATIC SAN FRANCIS ASSEMBLYMAN MARK LENO, THE SPONSOR OF THE BILL, ACCED THE GOVERNOR OF "HIDG BEHD THE FIG LEAF" OF THE 2000 BALLOT MEASURE, PROPOSN 22, ACRDG TO THE LOS ANGEL TIM. THAT MEASURE WAS APPROVED BY 61 PERCENT OF VOTERS, BUT RECENT POLLS HAVE SUGGTED THAT CALIFORNIANS ARE NOW ALMOST EVENLY DIVID ON THE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LENO SAID THAT THE VETO "PUTS THE ERNOR ON THE WRONG SI OF HISTORY. ... HE NNOT CLAIM TO SUPPORT FAIR AND EQUAL LEGAL PROTECTNS FOR SAME-SEX UPL AND VETO THE VERY BILL THAT WOULD HAVE PROVID TO THEM" (SEE [ARTICLE ID="1509124"]"SCHWARZENEGGER VOWS TO VETO SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BILL "[/ARTICLE]).{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}OPPONENTS OF GAY MARRIAGE PRAISED THE VETO, CHARACTERIZG LENO'S BILL AS AN ATTEMPT TO DO AN END-AROUND PROPOSN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"THE ERNOR REALLY HAD NO CHOICE, BEE SIGNG WOULD SELF BE AN ILLEGAL ACT," SAID ATTORNEY ANDREW PUGNO, WHO REPRENTED THE GROUPS THAT BACKED PROPOSN 22. "THE CONSTUTN REQUIR ANOTHER VOTE OF THE PEOPLE TO CHANGE AN IATIVE." THE LEAR OF GAY-RIGHTS GROUP EQUALY CALIFORNIA ACCED THE ERNOR OF TRYG TO "PLAY BOTH SIS" BY REJECTG SAME-SEX MARRIAGE EVEN AS HE TOUTS THE EXPANSN OF DOMTIC-PARTNER {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}THE TIM REPORTED THAT THE MOVE AT A TIME WHEN SCHWARZENEGGER'S REPUBLIN BASE HAS BEE EVEN MORE IMPORTANT, AS HIS APPROVAL RATG SLIPS TO 33 PERCENT. THE FORMER ACTN STAR HAS ANNOUNCED THAT HE WILL SEEK RE-ELECTN NEXT {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}MEANWHILE, ON SATURDAY CONNECTICUT WILL JO VERMONT AS THE ONLY STAT TO OFFER SAME-SEX CIVIL UNNS. UNFORTUNATELY FOR THOSE PLANNG THEIR CEREMONI, THE LNCH ON A DAY WHEN ONLY A HANDFUL OF TOWN CLERKS' OFFIC PLAN TO BE OPEN, ACRDG TO A REPORT BY THE ASSOCIATED {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}"SATURDAY IS GOG TO BE A LANDMARK DAY THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT CONNECTICUT," SAID DEMOCRATIC STATE SENATOR ANDREW MCDONALD, ONE OF ONLY A FEW OPENLY GAY LEGISLATORS CONNECTICUT'S GENERAL ASSEMBLY. CONNECTICUT'S LAW PASSED APRIL, MAKG THE FIRST STATE TO REGNIZE SAME-SEX UNNS WHOUT URT TERVENTN. THE CIVIL UNNS WILL GIVE SAME-SEX UPL THE SAME LEGAL PROTECTNS AS MARRIED UPL, CLUDG SPOAL HEALTH-RE {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;PADDG:24PX 0;} A{LOR:#F3F3F3;-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;TEXT-RATN:UNRLE;} A:HOVER, A:FOC{-WEBK-TEXT-RATN:NONE;TEXT-RATN:NONE;} B, STRONG{FONT-WEIGHT:700;}LAWS ALLOWG GAY UPL TO MARRY VERMONT AND MASSACHETTS WERE PASSED AS A RULT OF LEGAL ACTN. DPE THE CHANGE, CONNECTICUT WILL NOT REGNIZE SAME-SEX MARRIAG BEE S LAW SPECIFI THAT MARRIAGE IS BETWEEN A MAN AND A WOMAN {BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;CLEAR:BOTH;}{BOX-SIZG:BORR-BOX;MARG:0 TO;WIDTH:90%;M-WIDTH:288PX;MAX-WIDTH:1440PX;M-HEIGHT:194PX;}LATT NEWS

Schwarzenegger: I don't have to be for gay marriage. She should still have her Did you marry any other gay upl? He also predicted that the 18, 000 gay and lbian upl who have already wed would not see their marriag nullified by the iative.

”Wh his favorable ments toward gay marriage, the ernor’s thkg appears to have evolved on the past statements, he has said he believ that marriage should be between a man and a woman and has rejected legislatn thorizg same-sex marriage.