All Posts Tagged With: "same sex weddings"

Texas mom challenges transgender widow’s marriage

By JUAN A. LOZANO (AP) HOUSTON — The family of a southeast Texas firefighter killed in a July 4 blaze has sued to void his marriage to his transgender widow and prevent her from getting his death benefits because she was born a man and Texas doesn’t recognize same-sex marriages. The attorney for the mother [...]

24Jul2010 | | 1 comment | Continued

New Hampshire Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage

By ABBY GOODNOUGH – New York Times BOSTON — The New Hampshire legislature approved revisions to a same-sex marriage bill on Wednesday, and Gov. John Lynch promptly signed the legislation, making the state the sixth to let gay couples wed. The bill had been through several permutations to satisfy Mr. Lynch and certain legislators that [...]

4Jun2009 | | 0 comments | Continued