Map: The State of Marriage Equality in America

[xchrom]

http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2012/05/map-which-states-have-laws-for-against-gay-marriage

It's been a week of wins and losses no matter which side you're on in the gay marriage debate.

On Wednesday, President Barack Obama finally announced that he supports gay marriage. He emphasized that this is his personal opinion, and that he still thinks states should decide the issue on their own. Despite that caveat, gay rights supporters still had plenty of cause to celebrate. But a day before the president's historic announcement, voters in North Carolina passed Amendment 1, making it the 30th state with a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage.

Here's a handy map that shows how far marriage equality has come—and how far it still has to go.

***map at link

[William769]

1. Thats a very depressing map.

Whats even more depressing is what is taking place now.

[xchrom]

2. the republicans are already going after benefits that some same sex couples

receive in municipalities.

i think that's in the pam's house blend article i posted.

they're not going to waste time -- and our people are already under threat.

[MadrasT]

3. Thanks xchrom

I've never seen it presented like that, and it is really depressing.