A MARRIAGE PATCHWORK IS COMING: From Time

[Eve says: Very basic article, not sure this is worth your time, though I hadn't heard of the Louisiana case before.]

...But the issue is not going away; both sides are fighting it out in the courts, and neither Congress nor the President is going to take decisive action. Every state will have to come up with its own solution, which means a patchwork of conflicting laws until the nation comes to terms with the subject.

Despite angry Republican denunciations of the Massachusetts court's decision, federal intervention to stop gay marriages is not likely. ...

The Louisiana legislature is not even contemplating gay marriage. ...But the issue has come up in New Orleans. Ten years ago, the city council established a registry for homosexual domestic partners. By registering, couples could receive benefits from any employers offering them. Across the country, more than 50 cities and counties offer such registries. In 1997, New Orleans also began offering benefits to domestic partners of municipal employees. Now six city residents--five members of the Vieux Carre Assembly of God Church in the French Quarter and their pastor, the Rev. Gregory Pembo--are suing the city to abolish the registry and benefits, angry that their tax dollars are providing benefits to homosexual partners. A decision in the case is expected in the next six months.

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