NY marriage: One step forward
by Matt | September 13th, 2007 |Yesterday the New York State Comptroller released a statement on marriage recognition. No doubt, it is one step forward for marriage equality in New York.
According to WSTM.com, the Comptroller said that the New York State Government and local retirement systems will recognize marriages between same-sex couples from any jurisdiction where they are currently recognized legally. Married LGBT couples from Canada, Massachusetts, the Netherlands, South Africa and other nations will now have their marriages legally recognized in New York.
To read the full statement, visit WSTM.com.
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3 Responses to “NY marriage: One step forward”
This is very interesting. I’m also curious how this will affect Massachusett’s policy on granting marriage licenses to out-of-state same sex couples. Will they continue to deny marriage licenses to same sex couples from NYS because our state doesn’t acknowledge or permit same sex marriages on the whole? Or will they grant them on the grounds that at least part of the state’s government recognizes same sex marriage on some level?
In many ways, the status of same sex marriage in NYS is getting increasingly confusing. I often find myself wondering if there’s some deliberate effort to encourage that state of confusion in order to force a wider decision on the state’s stance.
By Jarred on Sep 13, 2007
An overwhelming majority of New Yorkers support equal rights for couples regardless of gender. And I think New York state knows that it needs to grant marriage equality and it’s now coming down to the nitty gritty of making it happen. In fact, just recently, Assemblywoman Duprey (R) (who was a stop on the North Route of Soulforce Q’s Right to Marry campaign) changed her position to support full marriage equality.
By Brian on Sep 13, 2007