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Marriage and Domestic Partnership
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On this page:
See also:
Freedom to Marry Coalition, organized by the Lambda Legal Defense and
Education Fund, the driving force and key coordinating group in the multi-front
effort for equal marriage rights.
Marriage Project of the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund, a wealth
of authoritative and up-to-date info
Partners Task Force for Gay and Lesbian Couples, large site with a
wealth of information including
state-by-state updates.
Yahoo "full coverage" news on same-sex marriage and domestic
partnership
Alliance for Marriage,
group dedicated to "promoting marriage" by promoting a federal
Constitutional amendment against same-sex marriage
Alternatives to Marriage Project, provides support and information to people
who choose not to marry, are unable to marry, or are making decisions about
marriage.
The Case for Same Sex Marriage, a recent book by Yale law professor
William Eskridge
Couples National Network, organization with local affiliates that provide a
forum for gay and lesbian couples and promote the validity of same-gender
relationships
Defense of Marriage Act, as passed and signed into federal law (see also
files and information on DOMA from the Queer Resources Directory)
Human Right's Campaign's marriage page
Legal pathfinder on same-sex marriage, privately compiled and maintained, very
useful for legal research though not entirely up to date
Marriage, a major mailing list on same-sex marriage (all postings to the
moderated version since April 1995 are archived in daily digest form
here)
Marriage Law Project, dedicated to reaffirming "the legal definition of
marriage as the union of a man and a woman"
Finding sites elsewhere:
Hawaii and its marriage case:
Baehr v.
Anderson, December 1996
Circuit Court opinion ("compelling interest" issue)
Baehr v.
Lewin, May 1993 Hawaii Supreme Court
Majority opinion |
Dissent
Civil Unions-Civil Rights, an organization promoting Vermont-style civil
unions for same-sex couples
Hawaiilawyer.com's same-sex marriage page, with briefs, rulings, other
resources.
Honolulu Star-Bulletin archive of stories and letters on same-sex marriage
Marriage Project-Hawaii, a key Hawaii-based group, with good background
information, archived articles, etc.
Finding sites elsewhere:
Vermont and its civil unions issue:
Baker v. State, text of the landmark Vermont Supreme Court decision mandating
equal treatment for gays and lesbian couples
Civil Unions in
Vermont, official state government Q&A publication (pdf
document)
Gay and Lesbian Advocates and Defenders (GLAD), regional New England group
playing prominent role in the Vermont case
Out in the Mountains, "Vermont's forum for LGBT issues"
Take It to the People, the main group opposing civil unions
Vermont Freedom to Marry Action Committee, established to lobby the Vermont
legislature on equal marriage rights
Vermont Freedom to Marry Task Force, coalition to support and provide
education about the freedom for same-gender couples to enter into marriages or
civil unions
Vermont Civil Union Resource Guide -- "everything you need to say I
do"
Vermonters for Civil Unions, a political action committee supporting pro-CU
candidates
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ACLU's list of
