In the News: New Law in Massachusetts Could Extend Gay Marriage to Couples from Other States

There's some exciting news that came out of Boston yesterday. It looks like the state of Massachusetts may start to extend gay marriage to couples from other states that would not recognize their marriages. Legislation will be taken up Tuesday in the state Senate and soon after in the state House to attempt to repeal the 1913 law that has been used to prevent this up to now. The bad news? The vote is expected to be a close one, with the opposition to the repeal being very strong. Many still expect the new law to pass because of strong support from certain leading lawmakers including Gov. Deval Patrick.

The law specifically says that marriages in that state will not be granted to those whose marriages would be illegal in the states in which they live. The law was created back when interracial marriage was for the most part only legal in Massachusetts. The law was then irrelevant until the ban on gay marriage was lifted in 2003. Now it's preventing gay couples all over the United States from going to Massachusetts to get married.

As you know, California recently lifted their ban on gay marriage. They do not have a law against couples from other states marrying in theirs. New York state legally has to recognize marriages performed elsewhere, as cited in the recent case of a lesbian couple from Buffalo who married in Ontario in 2006 and were recently denied health insurance. They are currently suing Blue Cross.

Some feel that the new law in Massachusetts would be an important piece of the puzzle in compete equality. Others feel that it's wrong to allow marriage to a couple who would not be allowed to do so in their own state. What's your stand? Comment below or hit me up at kyle@blappr.com! Catch you back here on Monday! Have a hot weekend!

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