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ND: Gay Couple to Request Marriage License

Thursday, February 9th, 2012

Marriage LicenseLenny Tweeden and Wayne Rosell have been committed partners for 25 years. But, as gay men, they’ve never been able to marry. Under North Dakota law, marriage is between a man and a woman.

Nonetheless, the two Fargo men plan to go to the Cass County Courthouse this afternoon to apply for a marriage license.

“It’s been in the back of my head,” Tweeden said Wednesday. But he never thought of acting on the idea until a federal appeals court ruled Tuesday that California’s Proposition 8 ban of gay marriage was unconstitutional.

Full Story from the Jamestown Sun

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SC: Three Gay Couples to Request Marriage Licenses

Tuesday, January 17th, 2012

South Carolina Marriage LicensesProtest is brewing in South Carolina as three gay couples plan to ask the state for marriage licenses on January 17th and 18th in Greenville:

Alyssa Weaver and Michel McIver, along with the other two couples, know their request will be denied, because in 2006, the state passed a constitutional amendment not just banning gay marriage, but any other type of domestic union.

But Weaver said she wants to call attention to the fundamental unfairness of denying her the ability to marry the woman who in their three years together supported her through breast cancer and has helped her as she goes through nursing school.

Full Story from Towleroad.com

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Bachmann’s Claim About Romney and Marriage Licenses Debunked

Tuesday, November 8th, 2011

Michele Bachmann went after Mitt Romney’s record on same-sex marriage during an appearance on the Steve Deace radio show last week, accusing the former Massachusetts governor — whose state began issuing same-sex licenses in May of 2004 — of signing “189 same-sex marriage license.”

Without referring to Romney by name Bachmann asked, “If a candiate has signed those same-sex marriage licenses, how likely will they be to fight against same-sex marriage?” Listen:

Bachmann is regurgitating a popular misconception put forward by right-wing groups that conflates the state’s One Day Marriage Designation with actual marriage licenses.

Full Story from Think Progress

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NC: Gay Couples Request Marriage Licenses, Day After Day

Thursday, October 27th, 2011

North Carolina Gay Marriage FightMonroe Moore and Lupe Perez, a couple from my church, requested and were denied a marriage license last week at the Buncombe County Register of Deeds in Asheville, N.C. With his cropped grey hair and gentle smile, Moore stood next to his partner of 21 years, Perez, who presented his discharge from the U.S. Army as proof of his citizenship. Their three adopted children accompanied them to the courthouse, and our priest stood behind the couple as they entered the office.

During the past two weeks, 20 couples walked into this office, day after day, and requested a marriage license as part of the WE DO campaign, launched by the Campaign for Southern Equality. With plans to expand to other Southern communities, the campaign comes in the wake of a proposed amendment to the North Carolina constitution to ban the marriage of same-sex couples, although current state law prohibits marriage equality.

The simplicity of the campaign — a request for a marriage license — has garnered national attention from MSNBC, the Associated Press and a tweet from the Ellen DeGeneres Show. A poignant YouTube video highlighting the campaign garnered more than 100,000 hits during the first week of its release.

Full Story from the Huffington Post

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NC: Gay Couples Ask for Marriage Licenses

Wednesday, October 12th, 2011

The poor clerks were as sweet as can be when rejecting the applications. You need to watch this and you might need a tissue.

Full Story from Joe.My.God

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NY: Ledyard Town Clerk to Be Represented by Anti-Gay Alliance Defense Fund

Friday, September 30th, 2011

New York Marriage LicensesA town clerk in New York may go to court over her refusal to sign marriage licences for gay couples. Rose Marie Belforti, the town clerk for Ledyard, says God does not want her to condone same-sex relationships.

The 57-year-old has refused to sign any marriage licences – for gay or straight couples – since New York legalised gay marriage. Instead, the clerk, who was elected ten years ago, has appointed a deputy to provide marriage licences.

Ms Belforti is being represented by the Alliance Defense Fund, an Arizona-based Christian group which will argue that her beliefs must be protected by the law.

Full Story from Pink News

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NY: Ledyard Town Council Takes No Action on Clerk Who Refuses to Issue Marriage Licenses to Gays

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

New York Gay MarriageAfter meeting Monday night, the Town Board of Ledyard, NY has failed to address the Ledyard Town Clerk’s refusal to fulfill her lawful obligations and sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples.

The meeting was held after People For the American Way Foundation, working with the law firm Proskauer Rose, LLP, sent a letter to the town supervisor demanding that the town clerk be directed to certify the marriages of same-sex couples or to resign. The letter was sent on behalf of Katie Carmichael and Deirdre DiBiaggio, who satisfied all the legal requirements and appeared before the town clerk for a license on August 30 but were turned away.

To keep up the pressure, People For the American Way Foundation has launched a petition calling on Ledyard Town Clerk Rose Marie Belforti to do her job according to the law or else resign.

Full Story from People for the American Way

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NY: Town Clerk Won’t Sign Same Sex Marriage Licenses Because of Animal-Human Weddings

Monday, August 22nd, 2011

New York Gay MarriageRose Marie Belforti — has finally responded to the controversy over her recent decision to not sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples.

In an exclusive interview with Focus On The Family’s Citizen Link, Belforti talks about her recent decision, and wondered if there was another agenda that would result in allowing marriage between non-humans.

Though she claims in her Citizen Link interview that “if (reporters) want to talk to me over the phone, I would love to do that,” it must be remembered that this is the same woman who, when contacted by the New York paper the Auburn Citizen for comment on her decision, stated “that’s not your business” before rudely hanging up the phone.

Full Story from LGBTQ Nation

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NY: Another Clerk Refuses to Sign Marriage Licenses for Gay Couples

Friday, August 12th, 2011

A town clerk in Cayuga County has informed her town board that because of her religious beliefs, she does not believe she can sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples, according to a member of the board.

Ledyard Town Clerk Rose Marie Belforti submitted a letter to the Ledyard Town Board saying that her religious beliefs prevented her from signing marriage licenses for same-sex couples and the board discussed Belforti’s letter at Monday’s meeting, according to John Binns, a member of the town board.

When reached for comment Thursday, Belforti said “that’s not your business” before hanging up the phone.

Full Story from the Auburn Pub

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NY: New Marriage License Forms Ready

Thursday, July 14th, 2011

New York is sending new marriage license forms to local governments that will allow some gay marriages to begin as early as July 24.

The forms were developed after the June 24 legalization of gay marriage in New York. The state has posted basic information on the process on its health department website.

Under the law, there’s a 24-hour waiting period for most couples between obtaining a license and getting married. July 24 is a Sunday when most municipal offices would normally be closed, but some plan to open and issue licenses.

Full Story from the Wall Street Journal

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