Wh Congrs poised to dify gay marriage to Feral law, some ton om the long battle for gay marriage New Jersey.
Contents:
- NOTABLE MILTON ON THE ROAD TO GAY MARRIAGE EQUALY NEW JERSEY
- MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE
- NJ ERNOR ENDS GAY MARRIAGE FIGHT AS UPL WED
NOTABLE MILTON ON THE ROAD TO GAY MARRIAGE EQUALY NEW JERSEY
It was dified law amid ncerns the abily for gay upl to wed uld be overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court. * new jersey on gay marriage *
At Weberger Divorce & Fay Law Group, LLC, our attorneys are dited to supportg the needs of the LGBTQIA+ (Lbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, and Transgenr) muny. Wh the US Congrs poised to legalize gay marriage, let’s reflect on some ton om the past 20 years (or so) as the battle for equal marriage New Jersey reached s crcendo.
Jim McGreevey, who later me out as gay, was NJ Governor at the time. In 2006 after hearg the Lewis v Harris se, the NJ Supreme Court uld’ve legalized gay marriage outright. Instead the urt orred the legislature to eher amend NJ’s marriage laws (to clu gays) or to create civil unn statut stead.
MANY BRONS HAVE CHANGED THEIR MDS ON GAY MARRIAGE
N.J. lawmakers say ’s the right time to make sure same-sex marriage is legally protected if a legal challenge is ma agast the feral le on gay marriage. * new jersey on gay marriage *
The legislature went wh civil unns and for nearly a , gay upl NJ had an ferr, separate and unequal, versn of marriage.
NJ ERNOR ENDS GAY MARRIAGE FIGHT AS UPL WED
Democrats worry the right for gay upl to marry might be jeopardy wh a nservative U.S. Supreme Court, and this measure would protect gay marriage New Jersey. * new jersey on gay marriage *
Then-Governor Jon Corze signed civil unn legislatn December 2006 and by Febary 2007, gay upl were registerg their civil unns around the state, hard-hard albe plete victory the larger battle for equal marriage.
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It was a heady time for gay activism and felt meangful to be to be part of the battle.
A Pevian high urt has orred same-sex unns to be legally registered public rerds, markg a victory for the LGBTQ muny a untry that has been reluctant to regnize gay upl. * new jersey on gay marriage *
If Coy’s attempt to legalize gay marriage also highlighted that many of the same senators who throned him were barriers to gay marriage, might have jt been a cince.
Bill Baroni, who’s gay, was the only GOP senator to vote y that day. A lot changed sce the last senate vote back 2010, namely a new anti-gay ernor (Christie) and a new Senate Print Steve Sweeney who later lled his abstentn on marriage equaly one of the biggt mistak of his reer.