Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Goodness and Progresiveness: Massachussets, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont

MONTPELIER, Vermont. — The Vermont Legislature on Tuesday overrode Gov. Jim Douglas’s veto of a bill allowing gay couples to marry.

The step makes Vermont the first state to allow same-sex marriage through legislative action instead of a court ruling.

New York Times Report

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JG: At one time the U.S. prohibited a white from marrying a black and vice-versa. Those laws were sent to where they belong: in the trash can. The list in the title of this post will keep on growing until full equality for all is achieved.

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