Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search

October 12, 2008 10:26:13 AM CDT

Learn about Newser Points »

« Back to the grid | Next story »

Mass. Senate Votes to Allow Out-of-State Gays to Wed

Posted Jul 15, 08 10:45 PM CDT in Politics,  US 

(Newser) – A 1913 law that blocks out-of-state gay couples from marrying in Massachusetts could soon be history. The state Senate has passed a bill that would repeal the law, which former Gov. Mitt Romney used four years ago to stop gay non-residents from marrying in his state, the Boston Globe reports. Supporters of the bill called the law discriminatory and archaic.

“This is a very simple law, contrived in shame, and we ought to wipe it off the books,” said one state senator. The law, which was originally intended to prevent interracial marriage in the state, makes it illegal to marry in Massachusetts if a couple’s home state doesn’t recognize the marriage. Gov. Deval Patrick said he would “proudly” sign the repeal if the Massachusetts House passes it.

Sources Boston Globe, Associated Press

0 comments | Print E-mail | Digg Seed this on Newsvine Add this link to Del.icio.us StumbleUpon

Related Newser Stories

  • Mass. Allows Marriages for Out-of-State Gays

    Jul 31, 08 4:07 PM CDT
    Mass. Allows Marriages for Out-of-State Gays Massachusetts will now allow gay and lesbian couples from other states to marry there. Gov. Deval Patrick today signed a law overturning a 1913 measure originally crafted against interracial marriage, the Globe reports. Massachusetts is the second state, after California, to allow same-sex marriages, regardless of residence. A flood of couples is expected from New York, which does not marry gay couples but recognizes unions from elsewhere.
    More »

  • No Stopping Gay Marriage's Mass. Appeal

    Jul 17, 08 1:54 PM CDT
    No Stopping Gay Marriage's Mass. Appeal With Massachusetts legislators set to repeal a law ex-Gov. Mitt Romney hoped would prevent the state from becoming “the Las Vegas of same-sex marriage,” Gail Collins, in the New York Times, looks at the march toward equality. For one thing, with the economy the way it is, “becoming the Las Vegas of anything whatsoever began to sound like a good deal." More »

  • Gays, Like Everyone, Find Marriage a Mixed Blessing

    Jun 15, 08 6:50 AM CDT
    Gays, Like Everyone, Find Marriage a Mixed Blessing It’s been four years since Massachusetts legalized gay marriage, and there are winners, losers—and everything in between, the New York Times reports. In what one gay married man calls “a mixed bag,” it appears that gays are more likely to rush into marriage, more likely to marry older, and more likely to sign pre-nuptial agreements. Pay attention, California. More »

  • Gay Daughter No Problem for Mass. Governor

    Jun 13, 08 2:23 PM CDT
    Gay Daughter No Problem for Mass. Governor For some politicians—Dick Cheney, say, or Alan Keyes—a gay daughter might be a major inconvenience. But the public coming-out yesterday of Katherine Patrick, daughter of supportive Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick, is being praised as a "very powerful statement" by gay-rights groups, and the low-key nature of how Katherine Patrick's sexuality was made public—in a Massachusetts GLBT weekly—was hailed for its sensibility. More »

Amy Zimmerman, left, and Tanya Wexler, both of New York, speak with a reporter outside a Suffolk Superior Court courtroom in this file photo taken Tuesday, July 13, 2004, in Boston.   (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
An aide walks toward the Senate chamber, July 15, 2008, at the Statehouse in Boston. The Massachusetts Senate voted to repeal a 1913 law used to bar out-of-state gay couples from marrying here.   (AP Photo/Lisa Poole)
Greg Kimball, left, and his partner of five months, Brian O'Connor, hug after Massachusetts lawmakers voted to kill a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, June 14, 2007.   (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
Jessica, left, and Kate, both from Cambridge, Mass., embrace after Massachusetts lawmakers voted to kill a proposed a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, Thursday, June 14, 2007.   (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)
« Prev« Prev | Next »Next » Slideshow
Our editors also recommend:

Threads (
1
 of 3)

Tags

Mitt Romney  • gay marriage  • Massachusetts  • gay  • lesbians  • Deval Patrick


Loading...

Premium Articles from HighBeam

Find more articles like this

Today's Most Popular

Loading...

Other US Stories

What is Newser?

2008 Codie Finalist

Newser gives you more news in less time. We search for the best and most important stories all over the web, read them for you, and deliver concise and sharp summaries—along with links to the full text. Newser provides a way to stay on top of an ever-expanding horizon of news and opinion—politics, sports, business, trends, technology, personalities, crimes, and controversies. Newser keeps you not just better informed, but, with our signature graphic interface and smart condensed format, more enjoyably informed.

Learn more »