Suburban Lesbian Housewife: Equality Opponents At It Again

Seems the folks in Massachusetts that are against equality- you know, the ones who think marriage is only for them, not everyone, the laws and systems cannot be shared equality without having them get cooties- have successfully petitioned the Attorney General’s office to get a ballot question to repeal the .. um repeal of the 1913 ban on out of state folks getting married here.

Why? Because they hate anything that smells like equality for gays and lesbians.

Why? Because they are certain all of the LGBT movement is aimed at sending them to hell.

Why? Because. Oh, just because they have money in their pockets and clearly nothing positive to contribute to society.

And I have to point out, Brian Camenker quoted in the piece? His group is about 100 people. Total. Statewide. Equal time in the press, tiny group. But don’t get me started…

Read more at suburblezmom.blogspot.com.

Coakley Gives “OK” to Ban Gay Marriage Again

Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has given the go-ahead to the group who wants to overturn the Legislature’s repeal of a law banning same-sex marriages in Massachusetts by out-of-state couples.

Coakley said she does not necessarily support the measure, but the proposed ballot measure meets the necessary technical requirements

The group, MassResistence, now must collect 33,000 signatures by the end of October for the measure to appear on the November 2010 ballot.

The state’s House and Senate voted in late June to repeal the law and Governor Deval Patrick signed the repeal into law.

You can read more on this right here at gayagenda.com.

Gay Marriage Fight in Mass Not Over Yet

Looks like the fight for gay marriage fight in Massachusetts may not be over after all.  Opponents of same-sex marriages are seeking a ballot spot preventing gay and lesbian couples from getting married here if their union wouldn’t be legal in their home state.

Brian Camenker of the group Mass Resistance said Friday that state lawmakers and Gov. Deval Patrick caved in to the ”gay lobby” by approving the repeal of a 1913 statute banning people from other states to wed in Massachusette if it was not legal in their home state.

Patrick, the state’s first black governor and the father of a daughter who recently announced she’s a lesbian, said the 1913 law had racial undertones from a period when interracial marriage was discouraged.

Camenker Said, “The Legislature and the governor changed our marriage laws to please the well-connected minority and force a social experiment into other states that’s very offensive to a majority of the people, at least the way the votes have been going.”  He also stated, “The fact that this happened the way it happened just adds to the sense of sleaziness and underhandedness of the whole process.”

The group fighting the repeal of the law will need about 32,000 signatures to get their issue on the November ballot.

Gay marriage supoorters have stated they are disappointed, but not surprised by the petition.

Marc Solomon of MassEquality stated, “I’ve learned that when it comes to equality for gay and lesbian people, the struggle is never over because there are certain people that are just strongly opposed to any rights for gay people. It’s never shocking; it is disappointing.”

Gay Massachusetts residents have been allowed to legally marry since 2004. Opponents, such as former Gov. Mitt Romney, said the 1913 law prevented Massachusetts from becoming the “Las Vegas of same-sex marriage.” California also permits same-sex marriage and has no restriction on out-of-state couples.

It’s Official - 1913 Repeal Signed By Governor

Gay couples from outside Massachusetts are now free to marry in the state.

Gov. Deval Patrick signed a bill today repealing a 1913 law that barred couples from marrying in Massachusetts if their union would not be valid in their own states.

Massachusetts has allowed gay marriages since 2004, but the move to repeal the law makes the state equal with California, which recently became the only other state to legalize gay marriage and has no residency requirement.

Read the whole story at the bostonherald.com.

It’s Official - Mass Repeals 1913 Out-of-State Ban

The Boston Globe reports that the Massachusetts House has voted to repeal a law that prevents non-resident gay couples from marrying in the state.

The repeal was strongly opposed by leaders of the Catholic church in Massachusetts.

The measure, approved earlier by the state Senate, passed 118 to 35 and now goes to Gov. Deval Patrick, who is expected to sign it, the paper says. That would make Massachusetts the second state, after California, to allow gay and lesbian couples to marry regardless of their place of residence.

Get the rest of the story at usatoday.com.

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