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Anchorage gets a homophobic mayor, New England gets gay marriage
Submitted by E. Ross on Wednesday, 6 May 2009 – 8:17 PM6 Comments
It’s a good news, bad news week at Bent Alaska, and it’s only Wednesday. The bad news is that Anchorage elected Sullivan to a three year term as mayor.
As a member of the Assembly, Dan
1. tried to block domestic partner benefits in Anchorage after the state Supreme Court granted them,
2. led the opposition against selling a municipal building to Out North, and
3. tried to block a PFLAG-sponsored display in the high schools.
On the Assembly, he was unsuccessful in these efforts against us. We hope that he will continue to be unsuccessful in pushing a far right social agenda in his role as mayor.
The good news
Gays and lesbians disappointed by the local news can take comfort in the great national progress on equal rights: Gay marriage is legal in Maine today, and might be legal in New Hampshire by next week.
The legislature of Maine passed a same sex marriage bill yesterday and Gov. Baldacci signed it today, the first time a governor signed a marriage equality bill without a court ruling.
The New Hampshire legislature also passed a marriage bill today. Gov. Lynch has five days to sign, veto, or ignore the bill. Will NH be the 6th state to legalize our marriages? (The current 5 are Massachusetts, Connecticut, Iowa, Vermont and Maine.)
The D.C. city council voted 12-1 to recognize same sex marriages, and Mayor Fenty is likely to sign the measure.
Marriage bills are also progressing in New York and New Jersey. New York already recognizes out-of-state same sex marriages.
On a light note, Mormon entertainer Marie Osmond told a radio talk show host that she loves her lesbian daughter and supports gay equality.
