Saturday, March 16, 2013

American Indian tribe OKs same-sex marriage, lets gay couple wed

The head of an American Indian tribe in Michigan signed a law approving same-sex marriage on Friday, joining at least two other tribes nationwide in doing so, then immediately wed a gay couple who had been together for 30 years but never thought they would see this day come.

MORE: http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/15/17325923-american-indian-tribe-oks-same-sex-marriage-lets-gay-couple-wed?lite

See also...

Michigan's first gay marriage: Couple to wed on American Indian reservation under tribal law
http://www.wxyz.com/dpp/news/first-gay-couple-to-marry-in-michigan-under-tribal-law?hpt=us_bn9#ixzz2NcGM19KR

And...

GOP sea change on gay rights?
http://nbcpolitics.nbcnews.com/_news/2013/03/15/17326354-gop-sea-change-on-gay-rights?lite

Same-sex couple denied family medical leave in Arizona
http://www.azfamily.com/news/9pm-extra/Same-sex-couple-denied-family-medical-leave-in-Arizona-197387301.html?hpt=us_bn10