Wyoming politicians hope to unmarry gays

 

It’s hard to look at the news from America on the whole issue of gay marriage without seeing a clear division.    There are few states that support gay marriage and equality  and then there are other states that seem to swing the other way and do all they possibly  can  to be prejudice and homophobic.

Take Wyoming for example,    their  House of Representatives passed a bill on 24 January to prohibit recognition of other states' same-sex marriages and civil unions.

The vote was 32-27. The measure is expected to pass the Senate as well.

Supporters said the law is needed because while Wyoming law clearly states that only a man and a woman can marry each other, current law also recognizes other states' legal marriages.  It’s a law that just highlights how homophobic America and American’s really are -  or at least some of them.

The Senate, meanwhile, voted 20-10 on 27 January to place a measure on the November 2012 ballot to amend the state constitution to prohibit recognition of other states' same-sex marriages.   That measure would not necessarily block recognition of out-of-state civil unions.