Reuters: Politics: Delaware to become latest state to take up gay marriage

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Delaware to become latest state to take up gay marriage Apr 11th 2013, 19:06 Tweet Share this Email Print Related News Bill Clinton to receive advocacy award from gay lobbying group Wed, Apr 3 2013 Kirk becomes second Republican senator to back gay marriage Tue, Apr 2 2013 Analysis: Gay marriage rights may carry bigger U.S. tax burden for some Thu, Mar 28 2013 Senate candidates in Massachusetts spar on abortion, gay marriage Thu, Mar 28 2013 Supreme Court indicates it may strike down marriage law Wed, Mar 27 2013 Analysis & Opinion S&P: State AGs trying to usurp federal regulation of rating agencies Delaware Supreme Court rebukes Chancery for litigation territorialism Delaware Governor Jack Markell speaks during an interview in New York March 26, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Brendan McDermid Thu Apr 11, 2013 3:06pm EDT (Reuters) - A bill to legalize same-sex marriage, which would make Delaware the 10th U.S. state to extend marriage rights to gay and lesbian couples, was due to be announced by Governor Jack Markell on Thursday. Markell, a Democrat, was to make the announcement at an afternoon press conference, his office said. He was to be joined by state Senate President Pro Tempore Patricia Blevins, House Speaker Pete Schwartzkopf and Attorney General Beau Biden. Delaware currently allows same-sex couples to enter into civil unions. Nine states and the District of Columbia allow same-sex marriage: Connecticut, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont and Washington. The Supreme Court is considering a legal challenge to a 1996 law that restricts federal recognition of marriage to heterosexual couples. (Reporting By Edith Honan; editing by John Wallace) Tweet this Link this Share this Digg this Email Reprints We welcome comments that advance the story through relevant opinion, anecdotes, links and data. If you see a comment that you believe is irrelevant or inappropriate, you can flag it to our editors by using the report abuse links. Views expressed in the comments do not represent those of Reuters. For more information on our comment policy, see http://blogs.reuters.com/fulldisclosure/2010/09/27/toward-a-more-thoughtful-conversation-on-stories/ Comments (0) Be the first to comment on reuters.com. Add yours using the box above.

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