Counting Continues in Washington; Prospects Uncertain
August 6, 2009
Keep your fingers crossed that opponents of Washington State's expanded Domestic Partner law have not turned in enough valid signatures to put the law up to voters on the November ballot.
Continue Reading ►Celebrating DP Day in Wisconsin
August 5, 2009
Wisconsin's domestic partner registry is officially up and running! Yesterday, Fair Wisconsin staff and volunteers were on hand in Madison and Milwaukee to greet the same-sex couples whose relationships will finally be legally recognized. I arrived at the Dane County Building at 5:00 A.M., less than fifteen minutes ahead of the first couple!
Continue Reading ►Historic Day for Wisconsin
August 3, 2009
Passing along this great news from our friends at Fair Wisconsin: Caring, committed couples throughout the state of Wisconsin will have access to some basic legal protections today as the state’s new domestic partnership law takes effect. Today Wisconsin becomes the first state in nation with an existing ban on both marriage equality and civil unions to enact domestic partnerships, and first state in Midwest to legislatively enact protections for same-sex couples. "Today is a historic day for fairness in Wisconsin,” says Fair Wisconsin Executive Director Katie Belanger.
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