Wyoming state house introduces anti-LGBT marriage bill
January 27, 2009
An anti-LGBT marriage bill that has been aggressively pushed by Focus on the Family has been introduced in the Wyoming House of Representatives:
Even though Wyoming already has a state law banning same-sex marriage, stalwart anti-LGBT conservatives from another state are once again demonstrating their obsession with roadblocking LGBT rights. It seems that Christian conservative leaders just can't help themselves when it comes to LGBT issues - despite the evidence that younger evangelicals are increasingly turning away from demonizing our community. The Human Rights Campaign will be issuing an action alert encouraging its Wyoming members to contact their state legislators to oppose this bill.A bill that would let Wyoming voters decide whether to amend the state constitution to deny state recognition of same-sex marriages performed elsewhere has been introduced in the House.
A similar bill has stalled in the Senate Education Committee.
Rep. Owen Petersen, R-Lyman, is the main sponsor of the House bill. He declined comment on it, saying he won't discuss it until it hits the floor.
Focus on the Family Action, a Colorado Springs-based evangelical group, has been lobbying in favor of passing such a bill. The group has called some Wyoming voters to encourage them to lobby their legislators.
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