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USA, New Mexico: Gay and Lesbian Couples Flocking to Dona Ana County for...
Now that the County Clerk has thrown open the doors for same-sex couples, many of them are rushing to Dona Ana County to get marriage licenses. The Washington Post reports: Gay and lesbian couples...
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USA, New Mexico: GOP to Sue Dona Ana County Clerk Over Marriage Licenses
Taking a page from the national GOP in the DOMA and Prop 8 cases, New Mexico republicans are preparing to sue stem the tide of marriage licenses for same sex couples. On Top Magazine reports: State...
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USA, New Mexico: Santa Fe County Clerk Starts Issuing Marriage Licenses to...
from Apple MapsAnother county clerk in New Mexico has joined the party. Equality on Trial reports: Another county clerk in New Mexico has begun issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The county...
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USA, New Mexico: Dying Woman Gets Wish to Marry Her Partner
Photo by Micah McCoyStories like this always break my heart. A woman with life-threatening brain cancer was able to marry partner, a judge decided. SDGLN reports: Jen Roper, 44, who is suffering from a...
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USA, New Mexico: Same Sex Weddings in Albuquerque This Week?
Our friend Mona from New Mexico just forwarded this to us from Progress Now NM – it looks like New Mexico’s most populous county may start issuing marriage licenses this week: On Wednesday of last...
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USA, New Mexico: Two More Counties Join Marriage Equality Rush
Two more New Mexico Counties have joined the rush to give marriage licenses to same sex couples, bringing the total to five. Equality on Trial reports: San Miguel County in New Mexico joins Valencia...
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USA, New Mexico: Sixth County Begins Offering Marriage Licenses in New Mexico
Taos became the six County to offer marriage licenses to same-sex couples in New Mexico. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports: State District Judge Jeff McElroy ruled Tuesday that Taos County Clerk Anna...
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USA, New Mexico: Marriage Equality Fight Updates
There’s still a lot going on in New Mexico on the marriage equality front. Here are a few of the updates. One County Clerk is explicitly saying she will not issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples,...
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USA, New Mexico: Clerks Petition State Supreme Court for Marriage Equality...
The pace of events continues to accellerate in New Mexico. First off, the state’s county clerks asked the Supreme Court for a ruling on marriage equality. The Albuquerque Journal reports: New Mexico’s...
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USA, New Mexico: Another County Moves Toward Marriage Equality As GOP Sues to...
A seventh county in New Mexico may now have marriage equality thanks to a judge’s ruling. The Albuquerque Journal reports: Los Alamos County was on the brink Thursday of becoming the seventh New Mexico...
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USA, New Mexico: Los Alamos County Clerk To Decide Tuesday Whether to Issue...
A seventh New Mexican County may be about to decide to issue marriage licenses to its same-sex couples. LGBTQ Nation reports: Los Alamos County Clerk Sharon Stover will decide by then whether to abide...
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USA, New Mexico: Seventh County Issues Same Sex Marriage Licenses While Los...
Grant County joined the other six counties already issuing marriage licenses to same sex couples today. LGBTQ Nation reports: Grant County Clerk Robert Zamarripa said his office will comply with a...
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USA, New Mexico: Judge Upholds Order; Los Alamos County to Issue Marriage...
Los Alamos County will become the eight New Mexican County to issue marriage licenses to same sex couples after a judge upheld an order to the county clerk. Towleroad.com reports: As a result of a...
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USA, New Mexico: US Air Base Recognizes Same Sex Marriage
from Google MapsSame sex weddings in New Mexico just got another boost – this time from an Air Force base in the state. Towleroad.com reports: Courtney Schmelling and Sr. Airman Natalie Throckmorton...
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USA, New Mexico: Photographer Who Refused to Work With Gay Couple Appeals to...
That photographer in New Mexico who refused to photograph a gay wedding is asking the US Supreme Court to hear her case. Joe.My.God reports: An Albuquerque couple who operate their commercial...
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USA, New Mexico: $30K Raised to Defend Clerk Who Started Marriage Equality...
A legal fund to defend the county clerk in Dona Ana County has raised $30K so far. Las Cruces News reports: Private donors are stepping up to the plate to pay legal costs to defend Dona Ana County...
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USA, New Mexico: Marriage Equality Lawsuit On Hold Pending State Supreme...
A lawsuit seeking to force Sandoval County to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples has been put on hold pending a state Supreme Court hearing. On Top Magazine reports: A lawsuit asking Sandoval...
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USA, New Mexico: Attorney General Says Marriage Equality Is a Civil Right
New Mexico Attorney General Gary King is stepping up his support of marriage equality. The Albuquerque Journal reports: New Mexico Attorney General Gary King said Friday that same-sex marriage is a...
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USA, New Mexico: Briefs Filed in Marriage Equality Case
Several briefs were just filed in New Mexico’s marriage equality case. Towleroad.com reports on one: Today, the American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU of New Mexico, the National Center for Lesbian...
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USA, New Mexico: 51% Support Marriage Equality While 42% Are Opposed
We have some new marriage equality polling out of New Mexico as well, showing the issue with a bare majority of support. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports: As the politically thorny issue of same-sex...
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