Does your state have one of those anti same sex marriage referenda?

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If you answer please indicate your state.

[ButterflyBlood]

1. they tried, but likely no

the Democrats in the Senate have most likely blocked it.

I'm in Minnesota.

[donco6]

2. Already passed in Colorado.

In fact, it's old news here. Sigh.

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3. We already have the law in Ohio

but now they are going for an amendment.

[Maccagirl]

5. Not only anti-gay

but "domestic partners" have no rights under the bill either.

[donco6]

6. Oh. Missed that.

Yuck. Think it'll pass?

[dsc]

7. If it makes the ballot

it is all but a done deal.

[Terran]

4. Just passed in Missouri a few days ago

I'm not really sure whether it will pass or not. Normally I depend on St. Louis & KC for the liberal vote, but on this issue a lot of straight African-Americans don't support us, so I'm not optimistic.

[galadrium]

8. Yeah, I live in Ohio, we have one and I think it might pass

[ncrainbowgrrl]

9. Filed on 5/13/04- NC Senate Bill 1057. Much more troubling than most...

http://www.ncleg.net/html2003/bills/AllVersions/Senate/S1057v1.html

[donco6]

13. Interesting passage:

This constitution shall not be construed to require that marital status or the rights, privileges, benefits or other legal incidents of marriage be conferred upon unmarried individuals or groups.

So no domestic partnership arrangements at all, huh? Not even for straight people?

[Straight Shooter]

10. The great state of Oregon does not believe in such crap

Ashcroft hates us for a lot of reasons, that being one of them.

[napi21]

11. Georgia. Does that surprise anyone?

I guess we are part of the Robertson Fallwell sector. I can't get a real feel for how many supporters there are because the RW are very vocal and very loud!

[Pithlet]

12. Yes. Tennessee.

:( They're about to pass it now. I gotta get out of this f****ng state.

[booley]

14. have law, seeking ammendment

and it will probably pass too becuase the proponents wil just keep trying and trying no matter how badly it loses each time before.

every day i reminded i live in the state of Misery..I mean Missouri.

[JI7]

15. it passed in California a few years ago

i believe it was in 2000 when it passed. all the top democrats were against it but it still passed by a large amount. the man who sponsered it just died recently. he had a brother who was gay and died of aids some time back.and his own son was gay also. his son was very upset when his father died even though his father was anti gay. but i just don't know why this man who had a brother that was gay and whose own son was gay would spend so much time on pushing anti gay laws. he wasn't one that disowned his son or ignored him either .

[dsc]

16. It was 1998

Frankly that whole family is a sad case. I really feel for that young man. Hope he is doing OK.

[livinginphotographs]

17. Definitely yes

Virginia had the infamous case with Sharon Bottoms back when I was a teenager, where the grandmother sued and got Sharon's child taken away from her simply because she was a lesbian, by bringing up one of our incredibly antiquated sodomy laws.

You know in Virginia, it's illegal to have sex with a woman in the missionary position if her feet is more than two inches off the ground, or something like that. I can just see Eric Cantor and George Allen or one of those fascist bastards that we keep electing coming in my bedroom with the measuring tape....

[kiahzero]

19. Not anymore

Lawrence v. Texas threw out all sodomy laws.

What's sick about the Virginia law was that it was a felony. That's right - have sex the wrong way, lose the right to vote.

[livinginphotographs]

20. That's great

I wasn't sure if that affected us or not. But we definitely have one of those laws banning gay marriage. Once again, it's not surprising, considering our electorate...

[vajraroshana]

18. Alabama just shelved it

I can't find a link, so here's the summary:

"Bill to ban gay marriage left waiting at the altar"

"Montgomery -- The Alabama Legislature ended its 2004 regular session Monday night without voting on a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriages in Alabama.
The gay marriges legislation was one of several bills aimed at improving the state's moral compass that died Monday when the House spent the final day dealing mostly with the General Fund budget and taxes to balance the spending plan."