Topic: Chris Christie
TRENTON, New Jersey (Reuters) - A gay rights legal group on Wednesday asked a court to force New Jersey to allow same sex couples to marry, seizing the moment days after neighboring New York made same-sex marriage legal.Lambda Legal is seeking an ...
Reacting to a lawmaker's introduction of a gay marriage bill, NJ Governor Chris Christie on Wednesday reiterated his oppositionReacting to a lawmaker's introduction of a gay marriage bill, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie on Wednesday reiterated his opposition. “I couldn't change my ...
The New Jersey Senate rejected a bill yesterday that would have legalized same-sex marriage in the state, sending another blow to the national movement for marriage equality. Fourteen Senators voted in favor of marriage, shy of the twenty-one affirmative votes needed. Also, ...
A new poll released Friday finds Americans nearly evenly split on gay marriage A new poll released Friday finds Americans nearly evenly split on gay marriage. The new Angus Reid poll shows opponents of gay marriage narrowly edge out supporters. Forty-three percent ...
The New York Senate will likely vote on a gay marriage bill Tuesday The New York Senate will likely vote on a gay marriage bill Tuesday, local NBC affiliate WGRZ reported. A spokesman for state Senator Dale Volker confirmed to the television ...
Anti-gay rabbis, pro-gay straight people take roles in NJ gay marriage debateThe leaders in the local large Orthodox Jewish community go to great lengths to keep out the outside world, discouraging nonbusiness use of the Internet and encouraging strict filters to keep ...
In liberal NY and NJ, push for gay marriage legislation loses some momentum after electionsThe state-to-state march to legalize gay marriage across the left-leaning Northeast has lost more momentum since a major setback three weeks ago at the ballot box in Maine.Since ...
A key New Jersey Senator has said a gay marriage bill will likely not survive out of committee A key New Jersey Senator has said a gay marriage bill will likely not survive out of committee, a move that would postpone gay ...
Gay issues and candidates were on tickets throughout the U.S. While Question 1, Maine's gay marriage issue, generated the most attention nationwide, gay issues and candidates were on tickets throughout the U.S. Mainers narrowly rejected a gay marriage law approved by lawmakers ...
Voters decided Tuesday whether to keep or repeal key LGBT rights laws in several states. Kalamazoo: The southern Michigan city will keep its law approved by city leaders last June making it illegal to discriminate based on sexual orientation and gender identity ...