Gay Marriage in Vermont

Same-Sex Marriage Begins in Vermont

(Reuters) - Vermont legalized gay marriage on Tuesday after lawmakers overrode a veto from the governor by a wafer-thin margin, making the New England state the fourth in the United States where gays can wed.

The vote, nine years after Vermont was first in the United States to adopt a same-sex civil-union law, also makes the tiny state of 624,000 people the first in the nation to introduce gay marriage through legislative action instead of the courts.

Marriage Equality in Vermont

It was a good week for marriage equality, first the Iowa Supreme Court stuck down a ban on same-sex marriage there, and now:
Vermont Legalizes Same-Sex Marriage
The Vermont House voted 100-49 on Tuesday to override Gov. Jim Douglas's veto of marriage-equality legislation. After an earlier morning vote by the senate, 23-5, to override the veto, the house vote makes Vermont the first state to recognize marriage equality through the legislative process without first being ordered to do so by the court. Four states now have equal marriage rights for gay/lesbian couples: Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa and Vermont.

I think I want to move to Vermont now, a Socialist Senator (Bernie Sanders) and now the right to marry my partner!

Will Washington D.C. be next?
Same-Sex Marriage Rights a Step Closer in D.C.
Gay Rights Groups Expand Marriage Push

Vermont House Approves Marriage Equality

BREAKING: Vermont House Approves Marriage Equality Bill (95-52)

The House and Senate must now get enough votes to override Gov. Jim Douglas's veto.

Vermont Step Closer to Gay Marriage

Today Vermont is a step closer to legalizing gay marriage.
Vermont Gay Marriage Bill Advances to Senate Vote

The Vermont Senate will vote next week on legislation legalizing same-sex marriage, following acceptance of the bill in committee on Friday. Hundreds of people filled the Statehouse as the Judiciary Committee voted 5-0 to advance the measure.
The measure would replace Vermont’s first-in-the-nation civil unions law with one that allows marriage of same-sex partners, beginning Sept. 1. Civil unions, which confer some rights similar to marriage, would still be recognized but no longer granted after Sept. 1.

UPDATE: VT Senate Approves Gay Marriage Bill