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News and commentary about the anti-gay lobbyJune 3rd, 2009
In total 35.4% of Americans live in an area in which to some extent their gay couples have the respect and protection of their community.
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queerunity
June 3rd, 2009
thanks for laying out the numbers. the map is updating so quickly its hard to keep track.
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mgh
June 3rd, 2009
indeed, thanks for updating, although I must admit I’m not sure that Maryland’s DP law should really count (it sort of provides rights, but it’s not actually a status registered with the state — which is really bizarre and non-robust, and is equivalent to something that NY, for example, already has).
I don’t know if you noticed during all of the news coverage — everyone kept saying that Nevada was the 17th state to recognize relationships. did you ever see backup for this? (I didn’t, and I was wondering if they included states that also gave DP benefits to state employees — except that list is actually much larger, including, e.g., Alaska, Montana …)
RMB
June 4th, 2009
I saw that too, re: 17th state, and didn’t understand what kind of count they were using either.
GreenEyedLilo
June 4th, 2009
Nice dose of perspective. I always love maps and visual aids, too. :-) Thank you!
Bruno
June 4th, 2009
Can someone tell me why Delaware has absolutely no protections for the LGBT community whatsoever (outside of state government protections for gay & lesbian employees’ partners)? I thought Delaware was a liberal state.
Timothy Kincaid
June 4th, 2009
I don’t know why they would say 17th. By my count, Nevada is state number 14 (counting DC) to offer recognition.
Bruno
June 4th, 2009
Timothy: maybe I’m missing some reasoning, but where’s Massachusetts on your top list? Also, New York at least should count in that it recognizes out of state marriages. Rhode Island, I don’t think they recognize anything…so my personal count is 16.
Timothy Kincaid
June 4th, 2009
Bruno,
Good catch. The list of states that recognize relationships – whether by legislation or by court order – at date of first recognition would be:
1. District of Columbia 1992 – council (blocked by Congress until 2002)
2. Hawaii 1993 – court
3. California 1999 – legislature
4. Vermont 1999 – court
5. Massachusetts 2003 – court
6. New Jersey 2004 – legislature
7. Maine 2004 – legislature
8. Connecticut 2005 – legislature
9. New Hampshire 2007 – legislature
10. Washington 2007 – legislature
11. Oregon 2007 – legislature
12. New York 2008 – executive order
13. Maryland 2008 – legislature
14. Iowa 2009 – court
15. Colorado 2009 – legislature
16. Nevada 2009 – legislature
Perhaps they are counting Rhode Island. But I am unaware of the state actually ever having any instances in which out-of-state marriages were fully recognized. I’m inclined at present to view RI as perhaps theoretically recognizing out of state marriages.
We’ve come a long way since 1984 when the Berkeley School Board first adopted Domestic Partnerships.
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