2007-02-12 20:24:03 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
As a few other people have said; the jurisdictions in North America that offer civil unions, registered or domestic partnerships, or something similar to same-sex couples include the U.S. states of Hawaii (1996), California (1998), Maine (1999), Vermont (2000), Connecticut (2005), and New Jersey (2006), as well as the District of Columbia (Washington, DC) in (2001). Massachusetts is the only state that offers same-sex marriage. It is also important to remember that if one gets married in MA, the 49 other states do not recognize it as a legal marriage.
In SC (where I live) not only is gay marriage illegal; the state of SC recognizes no union other than a marriage. What does that mean you may ask? Common law marriage is not recognized nor can businesses give any benefits to partners.
George Bush and his cronies are not only coming after the GBLT community, they are attacking anyone who is not a fundamentalist Christian.
2007-02-12 22:08:30 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 5⤊ 0⤋
Massachusetts is the only state to recognise gay marriages as a legal entity. This what the high court said:
"Marriage is a vital social institution. The exclusive commitment of two individuals to each other nurtures love and mutual support; it brings stability to our society. For those who choose to marry, and for their children, marriage provides an abundance of legal, financial, and social benefits. In return it imposes weighty legal, financial, and social obligations. The question before us is whether, consistent with the Massachusetts Constitution, the Commonwealth may deny the protections, benefits, and obligations conferred by civil marriage to two individuals of the same sex who wish to marry. We conclude that it may not. The Massachusetts Constitution affirms the dignity and equality of all individuals. It forbids the creation of second-class citizens. In reaching our conclusion we have given full deference to the arguments made by the Commonwealth. But it has failed to identify any constitutionally adequate reason for denying civil marriage to same-sex couples."
2007-02-12 21:47:28 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
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2016-11-27 19:45:22 · answer #3 · answered by corral 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Married means married!
To all of you that answered with the civil union answer.
A civil union is not and never will be the same as the legal right to marry.
Man it is so disappointing so many of you do not seem to understand the difference.
A civil union still denies rights of the couple that a married hetero couple get under their right to marry!
2007-02-13 13:01:11 · answer #4 · answered by Crampy Grampy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To add on to what galld011 said, this Wikipedia article has a pretty detailed answer to your question:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Same-sex_marriage_status_in_the_United_States_by_state
As you will see from the article, Massachusetts is the only state. There are other arrangements available in some other states, which is detailed in the article.
There is also a map available here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:US_Map_Same_Sex_Marriage_Laws.png
2007-02-12 20:54:25 · answer #5 · answered by DavidGC 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Only in Massachusetts, a few other states have civil unions.
2007-02-12 20:39:48 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Nope... no human rights for everyone here.
2007-02-12 20:30:28 · answer #7 · answered by Chris 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋