i don't want to know how you feel about it. i just want to know where someone could go for it. and if you need to be a resident of that state.thank you for your answers.
2007-03-13 15:02:07 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Cultures & Groups ➔ Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender
You can be married in many houses of worship, but it will not be recognized by the federal government and will only be recognized by a state government in Massachusetts. You can only be married by a governmental entity in Massachusetts, and the rights and responsibilities of marriage will only apply at the state level.
The states of Vermont, Connecticut, and New Jersey do not have same sex marriage, but do have civil unions which have similar but not identical rights of marriage.
California has a domestic partnership law that provides most (but not all) spousal benefits to unmarried couples. Hawaii, Maine, and the District of Columbia have laws that provide partial benefits to unmarried couples.
All of these laws apply to state benefits only and are unrecognized in other states due to the 1996 passage of the so-called Defense of Marriage Act which prevents the federal government from conferring any rights to same sex couples and prevents other states from applying the full faith and credit clause of the United States Constitution as well as preventing any federal benefits or recognition of these unions.
2007-03-13 15:36:06 · answer #1 · answered by χριστοφορος ▽ 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can get married in Massachusetts. Civil unions in Vermont, Connecticut, Maine and New Jersey. You don't have to be a resident of the state to have it done, at least to the best of my knowledge, however if you are moving to another state, they may not, probably won't, recognize your marriage.
2007-03-13 22:15:14 · answer #2 · answered by ☮ wickey wow wow ♀♀ 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
My girlfriend and I went to Las Vegas in 2005 and witnessed our friends get married at Viva Las Vegas Wedding chapel that is the only place we found that will do gay unions.....while they are not legal it was still a beautiful and special ceremony and we paid for them to recored it for $50. and thay take all the pictures and everything, they also recieve a scroll document saying that they were "married"......it was soo beautiful. check it out for yourself just go to www.vivalasvegasweddingchapel.com
2007-03-13 22:22:09 · answer #3 · answered by fairyluvr79 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I'm not sure but on the program "Queer As Folk" a couple went to Canada for a couple of days to get married then they went back home to the US
2007-03-13 22:09:10 · answer #4 · answered by snowluk 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Canada.
2007-03-14 12:43:38 · answer #5 · answered by Peri 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can enter a civil union in my home state of New Jersey!
2007-03-13 23:05:58 · answer #6 · answered by qdeezy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
http://gaylife.about.com/od/samesexmarriage/a/legalgaymarriag.htm
Hope that helps some.
2007-03-13 22:08:26 · answer #7 · answered by ∞.DS.∞ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋